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Superintendent of Public Instruction, 



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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, 

(Ex-Officio.) 

HON. ALBERT W. GILCHRIST, Governor, Presi- 
dent. 

HON. H. CLAY CRAWFORD, Secretary of State- 

HON. PARK M. TRAMMELL, Attorney-General. 

HON. W. V. KNOTT, State Treasurer. 

HON. Wm. M. HOLLOWAY, State Superintendent 
of Public Instruction, Secretary. 



Constitution of Florida, 



ARTICLE XII. 



EDUCATION. 

Sectaon 1. The Legislature shall provide for a 
uniform system of public free schools, and shall 
provide for the liberal maftitenance of the same. 

Sec. 2. There shall be a Superintendent of Pub- 
lic In^ruction, whose duties shall be prescribed by 
law, and whose term of office shall be for four years 
and until the election and qualification of his suc- 
cessor. 

See. 3. The Governor, Secretary of State, At- 
torney-General, State Treasurer, and State Super- 
intendent of Public Instruction shall constitute a 
body corporate, to be known as the State Board of 
Education of Florida, of which the Governor shall 
be President, and the Superintendent of Public In- 
struction Secretary. This Board shall have power 
to remove any subordinate school officer for cause, 
upon notice to the incumbent; and shall have the 
management and investment of all State School 
Funds under such regulations as may be prescribed 
by law, and such supervision of schools of higher 
grades as the law shall provide. 

Sec. 4. The State School Fund, the interest 
of which shall be exclusively applied to the support 
and maintenance of public free schools, shall be de- 
rived from the following sources: 



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The proceeds of all lands that liave been or may 
hereafter be granted to the State by the United 
States for pnblic school purposes. 

Donations to the State when the purpose is not 
specified. 

Appropriations by the State. 

The proceeds of escheated property or forfeitures. 

Twenty-five per cent, of the sales of public lands 
which are now or may hereafter be owned by the 
State. 

Sec. 5. The principal of the State School Fund 
shall remain sacred and inviolate. 

Sec. 6. A special tax of one mill on the dollar 
of all taxable property in the State, in addition to 
the other means provided, shall be levied and ap- 
portioned annually for the support and maintenance 
of public free schools. 

Sec. 7. Provision shall be made by law for the 
apportionment and distribution of the interest on 
the State School Fund, and all other means pro- 
vided, including the special tax, for the support and 
maintenance of public free schools, among the sev- 
eral counties of the State in proportion to the aver- 
age attendance upon schools in the said counties 
respectively. 

Sec. 8. Each county shall be required to assess 
and collect annually for the support of public free 
schools therein, a tax of not less than three (3) mills, 
nor more than seven (7) mills on the dollar, of all 
taxable property in the same. 

Sec. 9. The County School Fund shall consist, 
in addition to the tax provided for in section eight 
of this Article, of the proportion of the interest of 
the State School Fund and of the one-mill State tax 
apportioned to the county; the net proceeds of all 
fines collected under the penal laws of the State 
within the county; all capitation taxes collected with- 



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in the county; and shall be disbursed by the County 
Board of Public Listruction solely for the mainte- 
nance and support of public free schools. 

Sec. 10. The Legislature may provide for the 
division of any county or counties into convenient 
school districts; and for the election bi-ennially of 
three school trustees, who shall hold their office for 
two years, and who shall have the supervision of all 
the schools within the district; and for the levying 
and collection of a district school tax, for the ex- 
clusive use of public free schools within the dis- 
trict, whenever a majority of the qualified electors 
thereof that pay a tax on real, or personal property 
shall vote in favor of such levy; Provided, That any 
tax authorized by this section shall not exceed three 
mills on the dollar in any one year on the taxable 
property of the district. 

Sec. 11. Any incorporated town or city may 
constitute a School District. The Fund raised by 
section ten may be expended in the district where 
levied for building or repairing school-houses, for the 
purchase of school libraries and text books, for salar- 
ies of teachers, or for other educational purposes, 
so that the distribution among all the schools of 
the district be equitable. 

Sec. 12. White and colored children shall not be 
taught in the same school, but impartial provision 
shall be made for both. 

Sec. 13. No law shall be enacted authorizing the 
diversion or the lending of any county or district 
school funds, or the appropriation of any part of 
the permanent or available school fund to any other 
than school purposes; nor shall the same, or any 
part thereof, be appropriated to or used for the 
support of any sectarian school. 

Sec. 14. The Legislature at its first session shall 
provide for the establishment, maintenance and 



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management of such Normal Schools, not to ex- 
ceed two, as the interests of public education may 
demand. 

Sec. 15. The compensation of all county school 
officers shall be paid from the school fund of the 
respective counties, and all other county officers re- 
ceiving stated salaries shall be paid from the gen- 
eral funds of their respective counties. 



ARTICLE IV. 

Sec. 25. The Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion shall have supervision of all matters pertaining 
to public instruction ; the supervision of State build- 
ings devoted to educational purposes, and perform 
such other duties as the Legislature may provide by 
law. 

Sec. 27. * * (He) shall make a full report of 
his official acts, of the receipts and expenditures of 
his office, and of the requirements of the same, to 
the Governor at the beginning of each regular ses- 
sion of the Legislature, or whenever the Governor 
shall require it. Such * * (report) shall be laid 
before the Legislature by the Governor at the be- 
ginning of each regular session thereof. Eith^ 
house of the Legislature may at any time call upon 
* * (him) for information required by it. 



SCHOOL LAWS 

OF THE 

STATE OF FLORIDA, 

COMPILED 

FROM THE GENERAL STATUTES AND 
SUBSEQUENT ACTS OF THE LEGISLA- 
TURES OF 1905, 1907 AND 1909. 



GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 



STATE SUPERmTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN- 
STRUCTION. 

1. (141) To Have Charge of all Matteirs Pertain- 
ing to Public Schools. — The State Superintendent of 
Public Instruction shall have the oversight, charge 
and management of all matters pertaining to public 
schools, school buildings and grounds. 

2, (142) Duties. — It is his duty and he is hereby 
empowered : 

First. — To prepare and cause to be printed and dis- 
tributed gratuitously to boards of public instruction, 
and other officers and teachers, as many copies of 
the school laws, and such forms, instruments, instruc- 
tions, regulations and decisions as he may judge 
necessary for their use. 

Second. — To call conventions of county superin- 
tendents of public instruction, and other officers, for 
obtaining and imparting information on the prac- 



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tical workings of the school system, and the means 
of promoting its efficiency and usefulness. 

Third. — ^To assemble teachers in institutes and em- 
ploy competent instructors to impart information on 
improved methods of teaching and conducting 
schools, and other relevant matters. 

Fourth. — To apportion the interest on the common 
school fund and the fund raised by the one mill State 
tax authorized by Section 6 of Article XII, of the 
Constitution, among the several counties of the State 
in proportion to the average attendance upon schools 
in the said counties respectively of children residing 
therein between the ages of six (6) and twenty-one 
(21) years. 

Fifth. — To make such apportionments as may in 
his judgment be right and just, when the census and 
returns on which the apportionments should be 
made are manifestly defective or have not been re- 
ceived by him. 

Sixth. — To entertain and decide upon appeals and 
questions arising under the law, or refer such to the 
Board of Education for decision. 

Seventh. — To prescribe rules and regulations for 
the management of the department of public in- 
struction. 

Eighth. — ^He shall prepare the questions for 
county examinations and distribute same to county 
superintendents; hold written examinations for and 
issue State certificates ; may grant life certificates as 
provided by law; and may order county examina- 
tions on other days than those prescribed by law. 

Ninth. — To file and preserve certified copies of the 
monthly lists of persons who have paid their poll 
taxes, in his office as a part of the public records, and 
furnish copies thereof when requested by citizens of 
this State. 

3. (143) Seal.— He shall have a seal for his 



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office, witli wMch in connection with his own signa- 
ture, to authenticate copies of decisions, acts, or 
documents, which copies so authenticated shall he 
of the same force as the originals. 

4. (144) Residence and Office. — ^He shall reside 
at the seat of government of this State, and shall 
keep his office in a room in the capitol. 

5. (145) Salary.— The salary of the State Su- 
perintendent of Public Instruction shall be at the 
rate of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per 
annum. 

COMMON SCHOOLS AND COUNTY HIGH 
SCHOOLS. 

6. (313) Uniform System of Public Instruction. 
School Age. — There shall be established and main- 
tained a uniform system of public instruction free to 
all the youth residing in the State between the ages 
of six and twenty-one years, as far as the funds will 
admit, as hereinafter provided. 

7. (314) School Year. — The school year for all 
public schools shall begin on the first day of July and 
end with the last day of the following June, and all 
reports, financial and otherwise, to the State depart- 
ment shall embrace such business and matters only 
as take place within the limits of the school year 
thus defined. 

8. (315) When Schools May Begin. — No school 
in any county shall begin before July 1st of the 
school year to which that term of school belongs and 
for which the apportionment was made. 

9. (316) Opening and Closing. — The time for 
the opening of public schools for each county shall 
be determined by the county board of public instruc- 
tion: Provided, That all schools must begin so as to 
close before the last day of June. 



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10. (317) School Day, Month, Term and Yeax.— 

A school day shall comprise not less than five hours 
nor more than six hours, exclusive of recesses. The 
time to be fixed by the board of public instruction 
for the county. 

A school montli shall consist of twenty days, ex- 
clusive of the first and last days of the week. 

A school term contains four school months. 

Tlie school year contains two terms. 

11. (318) Vacation and Holidays. — ^All public 
schools shall observe the period from December 24 
to January 1, both days inclusive, as a vacation, and 
Independence day and Thanksgiving day as holi- 
days, and no one of these days shall be counted as 
taught in a teacher's monthly report. 

,,,12. (319) Duty of State Treasurer.— The treas- 
urer of the board of education shall keep an account 
with the several counties, in which he shall credit 
each county with its proportion of its income of the 
common school fund, and of the fund raised by the 
one mill tax authorized by the Constitution, and 
shall charge each with the amount receipted for by 
the treasurers of the boards of public instruction. 

13. (320) Duty of Tax Collector.— The several 
tax collectors shall receive only the current funds of 
the United States in payment for all taxes provided 
for in this article, except such certificates of indebt- 
edness as may be issued by the county boards of 
public instruction, which shall be receivable for 

, county school taxes. 

14. (321) To Whom School Funds To Be Paid. 
—Every officer having moneys which by law go to 
the State school fund shall pay the same to the State 
Treasurer, and every officer having moneys which 
by law go to the county school fund shall pay the 
same to the county treasurer. 



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15. (322) Duty of Coimty Treasurer.— It shall 
be the duty of the treasurer of the school fund of 
each county in this State by the first Monday in 
each and every month, to prepare and file with the 
county superintendent of public instruction of his 
county a detailed and itemized statement in writing, 
showing all the sums of money received by such, 
treasurer during the month next preceding, and 
from whom and from what source received, and all 
amounts by him paid out during such time and to 
wiiom paid, and describing by date, number and 
amount, all warrants paid. 

16. (323) Clerk to Prepare Reports. — The finan- 
cial statement of accounts herein provided for, when 
fiiod with the clerk of the circuit court, shall be se- 
curely kept by him and shall at all times be open t© 
the examination and inspection of the people of the 
coun-y and without fee or charge. 

17. (324) Purchase of Real Estate for Educa- 
tional Purposes. — The board of county commis- 
sion oj s of any county in this State upon the request 
of the board of public instruction in such county, 
after an affirmative vote of the qualified voters who 
are taxpayers therein and have paid all taxes due by 
them for two years next and preceding said election 
in any special tax school district, or county, are 
hereby authorized to contract debts for the purchase 
of real estate to be used for educational purposes 
for the erection of school buildings and to pay such 
debts out of the current income of any year, or out 
of the income of succeeding years, and are author- 
ized to borrow money, from time to time, as occasion 
may require to discharge any debt or liability in- 
curred for the purchase of real estate for such pur- 
pose, which debt shall be a charge or lien only upon 
such special tax school district or county as the ease 
may be: Provided, That the necessary eipenises of 



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maintaining the schools in any county during any 
year shall constitute the first claim against the 
school fund of that year. 

18. (325) Attendance by Youth of One County 
of School in Another. — ^When it is more convenient 
for youth residing in one county to attend school in 
an adjoining county, they may do so by the concur- 
rence of the superintendents of public instruction of 
the two counties. The proportion of school money 
for each youth shall be transferred by requisition of 
the county superintendent of public instruction of 
the county in which the youth resides, upon the 
treasurer of the school funds of that county to the 
treasurer of the school funds of the county in which 
the school is located. 

19. (326) Forfeiture by County of School Funds. 
— ^Any county or school district neglecting to es- 
tablish and maintain such school or schools as the 
available funds will support shall forfeit its propor- 
tion of the common school fund during such neglect, 
and in that case all moneys so forfeited shall be ap- 
portioned among the several counties at the next 
annual apportionment. 

20. (328) Officers.— The officers of the depart- 
ment of public instruction shall be a State Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction, a State Board of 
Education, a Board of Public Instruction for each 
county, a Superintendent of Public Instruction for 
each county. Local School Supervisors and Ti-eas- 
urers. 

21. (329) Board of Public Instruction.— A 
board of public instruction shall consist of not more 
than three (3) members, no two of whom shall reside 
in the same district.. 

22. (330) Relations.— Terms and Removal of 
Officers.— All such officers who shall hold their 



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offices by statutes shall conform to the regulations 
of the Department of Public Instruction. 

23. (331) No Officer to Vote on His Own Com- 
pensation. — No officer shall vote on a question fixing 
his own compensation. 

24. (332) Majority a Quorum.— A majority of 
any educational board shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business. 

25. (333) Certain Officers to Qualify and Give 
Bond— Disposition of Moneys and Property.— Every 
school officer who shall be elected or appointed 
under statutory provisions, is required: 

First. — Before entering upon the duties of his 
office, and within ten days after receiving notice of 
his appointment, to subscribe to an acceptance of 
the appointment and to pledge that he will faithfully 
perform the duties of the position, and to forward 
the same with his postoffice address to the State Su- 
perintendent of Public Instruction. 

Second. — Before receiving any school moneys or 
property of any kind, for safe keeping or disburse- 
ment, to give bond with two good sureties, the bonds 
to be fixed and approved by the Board of Public In- 
struction for the county, the original to be filed in 
the office of the. Clerk of the Circuit Court, and a 
certified copy to be held by the officer giving the se- 
curity to be produced when required. 

Third. — ^Any officer in charge of school moneys, or 
property to be so disbursed, shall satisfy himself 
that the officer to whom he issues it has given bond 
as aforesaid, or be personally liable for any loss in 
consequence of such neglect. 

26. (334) Officer to Turn Over Moneys and 
Property to Successor. — ^Every officer shall turn over 
to his successor in office, on retiring, all books, pa- 
pers, documents, funds, moneys and property of 
whatever kind, which he may have acquired, re- 



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ceived and held by virtue of his office, and take full 
receipt for them of his successor. 

27. (335) State Board of Education.— The 
State Board of Eductition shall consist of the Gov- 
ernor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney-General, 
the State Treasurer and the State Superintendent 
of Public Instruction. The Governor shall be the 
president, the State Treasurer shall be the treasurer 
and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction 
the se<^retaiy of said board. Said board is a body 
corporate with full power to perform all corporate 
acts for educational pui-poses. 

28. (336) Powers and Duties of State Board. — 
The State Board of Education are directed and em- 
powered : 

First.- — ^^To obtain possession of and take the 
charge, oversight and management of all lands 
granted to or held by the State for educational pur- 
poses, and to fix the tenns of sale, rental or use of 
such lands, and to do whatever may be necessaiy to 
preserve them from trespass or injury, and for their 
improvement. 

Second. — To have the direction and management, 
and to provide for the safe keeping and expenditure 
of all the educational funds of the State, with due re- 
gard to the highest interests of education. 

Third.- — To entertain and decide upon questions 
and appeals referred to them by the State Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction on any matter of dif- 
ference or dispute arising under the operation of 
law, and to prescribe the manner of making appeals 
and conducting arbitrations. 

Fourth. — To remove any subordinate officer in the 
department for incompetency, neglect of duty or 
other cause which would disqualify a person for the 
appointment. 



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X^^iftli. — To keep in view the establishment of 
schools on a broad and liberal basis, the object of 
which shall be to impart instruction to youth in the 
profession of teaching, in the knowledge of the 
natural sciences, the theory and practice of agricul- 
ture, horticulture, mining, engineering and the me- 
chanic arts, in the ancient and modern languages, in 
the higher range of mathematics, literature, and in 
the useful and ornamental branches not taught in 
common schools. 

Sixth. — To co-operate with the State Superinten- 
dent of Public Instruction in the management of the 
department, and in the general diffusion of knowl- 
edge in the State. 

29. (338) Lands Not To Be Sold on Credit.— 

Credit shall not be allowed for the purchase money 
on the sale of any of the school or seminary lands of 
this State, but every purchaser of sucli lands shall, 
at the time of purchase, make complete payment 
therefor. 

30. (341) CovMy Boards To' Be CorporaticJiis. 
— P]ach Board of Public Instruction is constituted 
a body corporate by the name of ''The Board of 

Public Instruction for the county of State 

of Florida," and in that name may acquire and hold 
real and personal property, receive bequests and^ do- 
nations, and perform, other corporate acts for educa- 
tional purposes. 

31. (342) Organization a Primar}'' Duty. — Each 
board before proceeding to any other business,, shall 
complete its own organization. Tiie chainnan and 
secretary sliall then make and sign two copies of, the 
proceedings of organization, and annex their affida- 
vits to each that the sam^e is a correct and true copy 
of the original. They shall file one copy in tlie office 

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of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of tlie eonnty, to be 
by him recorded in the record of deeds, and file the 
other copy in the office of the State Superintendent 
of Public Instruction. 

32. (343) Title to County School Property.— 
The title to the school property of the county shall 
be vested in them and their successors in office, ex- 
cept in such special tax school districts as provided 
for. 

33. (345) Secretary of County Board. — Tlie 
County Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 
be the secretary of the board. 

34. (346) Treasurer of. — The County Treasur- 
ers of the several counties shall be and the same are 
hereby constituted the treasurers of the school funds 
in their respective counties. 

35. (347) Duties of Board of Public Instruc- 
tion. — Each Board of Public Instruction is directed : 

First. — To obtain possession of, accept and hold, 
under proper title, as a corporation, all property 
possessed, acquired or held by the county for educa- 
tional purposes, and to manage and dispose of the 
same for the best interest of education: Provided, 
That notliing in this act shall be so construed as to 
prevent any special tax school district from holding 
school property that it has, or may hereafter ac- 
quire, for school purposes, or prevent such districts 
from receiving their portions of money set apart for 
school purposes. 

Second. — To locate and maintain schools in every 
locality in the county where they may be needed, to 
accommodate, as far as practicable, all the youth 
between the ages of six and twenty-one years, during 
not less than four months in each year. 

Third. — To appoint one supervisor for each school 
on the recommendation of the patrons, whose duty 



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it shall be to supervise the work of the school and to 
report to the County Superintendent of Public In- 
struction monthly the result of his observations. 

Fourth. — To select and provide a site for each 
school house of not less than one-half acre of ground 
in the rural districts, and as nearly that amount as 
is practicable in the villages or cities. The situation 
to be dry, airy, healthful and pleasant, also reason- 
ably central and convenient of access for all who 
should attend the school. 

Fifth. — To do whatever is necessary with regard 
to purchasing or renting school sites and premises, 
constructing, repairing, furnishing, warming, venti- 
lating, keeping in order or improving the school 
houses, out buildings, fences, land and moveable 
property, procuring proper apparatus for the 
schools, grading and classifying the pupils, and pro- 
viding separate schools for the different classes in 
such a manner as will secure the largest attendance 
of pupils, promote the harmony and advancement of 
the school, and establishing, when required by the 
patrons, schools of higher grades of instruction 
where the advancement and number of the pupils 
require them. 

Sixth. — To employ teachers for every school in the 
county, and to contract with and pay the same for 
their sei-vices: Provided, That schools shall not be 
located nearer than three miles to each other, unless 
for some local reason or necessity. 

Seventh. — To audit and pay all accounts due bj 
the Board of Public Instruction. 

Eighth. — To keep accurate accounts of all their 
official acts, proceedings and decisions, of all moneys 
received, held or disbursed, of all property acquired 
or disposed of, in a proper set of account books, and 
a record of the state and condition of each school, 



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and to report the same to the State Superinten,dent 
of Public Instruction when required. They shall 
also at the close of the scholastic year prepare an 
itemized report of all moneys by them received and 
disbursed. 

Ninth. — To prepare and file with the Olerk of the 
Circuit Court of their respective counties by the 
first Tuesday after the first Monday in every month, 
an itemized financial statement showing all sums of 
money received during the month next preceding, on 
account of county school funds, and from whom re- 
ceived, and from what source derived, all appropria- 
tions made by such board, and for what purpose 
made, all warrants drawn by such board, in whose 
favor and for and on what account drawn, describ- 
ing such warrant by date, number and amount. All 
such monthly financial statements shall be certified 
by the chairman of the Board of Public Instruction 
for the county, and attested by the County Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction, and the said board 
shall without delay cause the same to be published 
in a newspaper of the county, when any such news- 
paper exists: Provided, That the cost of such 
monthly publication shall not exceed two dollars per 
month; otherwise they shall post the same at the 
court house and at three other public places in the 
county. 

Tenth. — To prescribe, in consultation with promi- 
nent teachers, a course of study for the schools of 
the county and grade them properly; and to require 
to be taught in ever^^ public school in the county 
over which they preside, elementary physiology, es- 
pecially as it relates to the effects of alcoholic stimu- 
lants and narcotics, morall}-, mentally and physi- 
cally; and all persons applying for certificates to 
teach shall be examined upon this branch of study. 



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under the same conditions as other branches re- 
quired by law. 

Eleventh, To perform all acts reasonable and 
necessary for the promotion of the educational in- 
terests of the county and the general diffusion of 
knowledge among the citizens. 

Twelfth. — To hold regular meetings for the 
transaction of business, by arrangement with the 
State Superintendent of Public Listruction, and to 
convene a special session on emergencies when re- 
quested by the County Superintendent of Public 
Instruction. 

Thirteenth. — To prepare on or before the last 
Monday in June of each year, an itemized estimate 
showing the amount of money required for the main- 
tenance of the necessary common schools of their 
county for the next ensuing scholastic year, stating 
the amount in mills on the dollar of taxable property 
of the county, which shall not be less than three or 
more than seven mills, and furnish a copy of the 
statement to the assessor of taxes of the county, and 
file a copy in the office of the Board of Public In- 
struction; and the assessor shall assess the amount 
so stated, and the collector shall collect the amount 
assessed and pay over the same monthly to the 
County Treasurer, who is also by law School Treas- 
urer, to be used for the sole benefit of the public 
schools. 

Fourteenth. — To have school census taken in case 
the County Superintendent of Schools shall fail to 
perform such duty when the same is required to be 
performed. 

Fifteenth. — To examine at least twice each year 
the books and records of the Tax Collector which re- 
late to the collection of poll taxes, and said board 
shall require prompt settlement for all poll taxes 



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assessed, together with those not assessed but col- 
lected. Any member of a county school board who 
neglects to comply with the provisions of this act 
shall be suspended from office. 

36. (348) Not to Contract with Members. — ^No 
board of public instruction shall have power to enter 
into contract with any of its members, except for 
the purpose of obtaining school sites. 

37. (349) County Board of Public Instruction 
Districts. — The county Board of Public Instruction 
in each county shall divide their respective counties 
into three county school board districts so as to place 
in each district, as nearly as practicable, the same 
number of qualified voters, the lines of said district 
to be so drawn as to place each election district 
wholly within one or another of said county school 
board districts; and the members of the County 
Board of Public Instruction shall file in the office 
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for such county a 
certificate of their said action, containing a descrip- 
tion of the boundaries of said districts, and naming 
the election districts comprising each county school 
board district, which certificate shall be published 
in a newspaper published in the county, or if there 
be no newspaper published in the county, then by 
posting at the county court house door for four 
weeks thereafter. 

The County Board of Public Instruction may 
thereafter change the boundaries of any such dis- 
tricts at a meeting in July of the year of a general 
election, but such change shall be certified in the 
Clerk's office and published as required for fixing 
such districts in the first instance. 

38. (350) Vacancies. How Filled.— All vacan- 
cies on said Board of Public Instruction shall be 
filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the 



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State Board of Education on the nomination of the 
State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

39. (351) Duties of County Superintendent. — 

The County Superintendent spf Public Instruction is 
directed: 

First. — To make timely inspection of the county, to 
ascertain the location in which schools should be 
established, the number of youth who would attend 
each, and the amount of aid that the citizens of the 
neighborhood will contribute to encourage the estab- 
lishment of a school. 

Second. — To visit each school at least once during 
each school term, and to make a thorough examina- 
tion of its conditions as respects the progress of the 
pupils in learning, the order and discipline observed 
the system of instruction pursued, the attendance of 
the pupils, the mode of keeping school records, the 
character and condition of the school buildings, 
furniture, books, apparatus and premises, the effi- 
ciency of the School Supervisor, the interest and co- 
operation of the citizens in regard to educational 
matters, and to give such advice as he may deem 
proper. 

Third. — ^To do all in his power to awaken- an in- 
creased interest in parents, guardians. School Super- 
visors and teachers, with regard to the better educa- 
tion of youth in every respect and the general diffu- 
sion of knowledge. i 

Fourth. — To confer with the School Supervisors 
frequently, and see that they attend to their duties, 
keeping them supplied with a copy of the school 
laws, decisions, blanks and regulations of the depart- 
ment. 

Fifth. — To select for School Supervisors persons 
whose character, qualification and sympathy with 



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education specially commend tliem to those posi- 
tions. 

Sixth. — To keep a record by numxber, name and 
description of the locality of each school established, 
of the expenses incurred for, and of his visits of in- 
spection to, the several schools. 

Seventh. — ^To notify the State Superintendent of 
Public Instruction, immediately upon entering upon 
his duties, the names and addresses of all county 
school officers. 

Eighth. — To decide upon questions and disputes 
which arise when submitted to^ him by the parties 
interested, and to refer his decisions to the Board of 
Public Instruction. 

Ninth. — To see that the interests of the county are 
properly guarded, and its rights secured in the mak- 
ing and performance of every contract for the con- 
struction of school buildings, or for other purposes ; 
and that all moneys apportioned to or raised by the 
county are applied to the objects for which they were 
granted or raised. 

Tenth. — •To revoke or suspend certificates and sus- 
pend those issued by other authority for cause mani- 
festly 'Sufficient, giving notice in writing to the 
authority issuing them, and of the grounds for so 
doing; also notifying the teacher in like manner, and 
of the right of appeal, to whom and when the appeal 
should be made. 

Eleventh. — Acting as Secretary of the County 
School Board, he shall make and forward monthly 
a certified copy of the Tax Collector's monthly lists 
of persons who have paid their poll taxes, to the 
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, who 
shall file and preserve the same in his office as a part 
of the public records and furnish copies when re- 
quested by the citizens of this State. 



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Twelfth.— Before the fifteenth day of May, in the 
year 1910, and every ten years thereafter, he shall 
take the census of all school children in his county, 
between the ages of six and twenty-one years; and 
if any such children be idiots or insane, or blind, 
or deaf mutes, he shall so state, and he shall report 
such census to the School Board of the county, and 
to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, on 
or before the first day of June of the year of which 
such census shall be taken. He shall certify to such 
report as being correct, and shall be paid three cents 
for each child so reported, and upon his failing to 
perform the duties herein required of him, he shall 
be relieved of office. In case he shall employ any 
person to assist in making any such enumeration of 
such children, such person or persons, shall make a 
sworn statement showing when and where such 
enumeration was made, and that the same is correct, 
and the same shall be filed with the School Board as 
part of his report. 

40. (352) Duties of Supervisor.— Every Super- 
visor is directed : 

First. — To supervise the work and management of 
the school and its interest over which he is appoint- 
ed, and report monthly to the Board of Public In- 
struction. 

Second. — To supervise the construction, rental, re- 
pair and improvement of the school buildings, furni- 
ture, fences, grounds and fixtures; to procure a copy 
of the school laws, regulations and decisions for the 
use of the teacher and his own instruction. 

Third.— To attend at all times, when requested by, 
and co-operate with the teacher in his effort to ele- 
vate the character and condition of the school; to re- 
view all suspensions from school by the teacher of 
pupils guilty of gross misconduct and a disregard of 



26 SCHOOL LAWS. 

and persistent opposition to tlie authority of the 
teacher, and to promptly report the same to the 
Connty Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

TEACHEES' EXAMINATIONS. 

41. (353) Two Examinations Yearly. — There 
shall be held two examinations a year in each county 
in the State, beginning on Tuesday after the first 
Monday in June and September, and each may con- 
tinue one or more days at the discretion of the exam- 
iner, and a vote of the examinees: Provided, That 
only one examination shall be held in any county 
if two be found unnecessary. 

42. (355) One Examination at County Seat. — 
At least one of the examinations of teachers shall be 
held at the county seat of the county in which the 
examination is held: Provided, That where two ex- 
aminations are held the County Board of Public In- 
struction may designate another convenient place 
for holding one of such examinations other than the 
county site. 

43. (356) Special Examinations. — The State 
Superintendent, for sufficient cause, may order ex- 
aminations held on days other than those prescribed 
in Section 353 (41). 

44. (357). Whom County Superintendent to 
Examine. — Candidates for third, second and first 
grade certificates shall be examined by the County 
Superintendent of Public Instruction on questions 
prepared in all cases by the State Superintendent of 
Public Instruction. The questions shall be sent 
sealed to the County Superintendents of the various 
counties, which seal shall not be broken until the 
morning of the day on which the questions for that , 
day are to be used, and then only in the presence of 
the persons assembled for examination. 



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45. (358) Penalty for Cheating. — ^Any person 
or persons wlio shall be found gnilty of securing or 
attempting to secure the prepared questions, or who 
shall furnish the prepared questions to any teacher 
or other person in any other way than prescribed by 
this act, shall be debarred from teaching a school or 
from holding any school office in the State. 

46. (359) Procedure in Cases of Doubt. — The 

candidates for certificates shall ask no questions, 
nor receive any assistance from any source during 
the examination. In case any examinee may be in 
doubt as to the meaning of any question, he or she 
may state in writing the point in doubt and answer 
accordingly, which answer shall receive due consid- 
eration in grading the papers. 

47. (360) Mode of Conducting Examination. — 

All examination papers shall be prepared in the pres- 
ence of the County Superintendent or his appointed 
assistant, who shall collect the questions and answers 
on each branch as completed, and said examiner 
shall accept no paper of any examinee containing a 
name or mark which would indicate to any other 
than the examiner its author. Said examiner shall 
himself, on collecting each paper, designate it by a 
number known only to himself, and shall keep a 
record by number and name of the author of each 
examination paper. Every examinee shall complete 
and hand in the answers on each branch before the 
questions on any other branch shall be given out. 
When every examinee has completed all the 
branches, the examiner shall arrange and bundle to- 
gether all the papers of each examinee, and shall de- 
liver the whole to a grading committee. 

48. (361) Who Permitted to Teach Public 
Schools. — No person shall be permitted to teach in 
the public schools of the State of Florida who does 



28 SCHOOL LAWS. 

not hold a teacher's certificate granted in accord- 
ance with the provisions of this act : Provided, That 
County Superintendents may hold a special exami- 
nation, and issue temporary certificates for a term 
not longer than the interval between the regular ex- 
aminations: Provided, The applicant for such cer- 
tificate furnishes satisfactory reasons for having 
failed to attend the regular examination: Provided, 
That no person shall be permitted the benefit of a 
second special examination under the provisions of 
this act : Provided further, That no certificate issued 
under the Laws of this State since January 1, 1894, 
shall be rendered void by this act. 

49. (362) Seven Grades of Certificates. — There 

shall be seven grades of teachers' certificates, issued 
as herein specified and named, respectively, to wit: 
Third grade, second grade, first grade, primary, 
special. State and life certificates. 

50. (363) Issued Upon Written Examination. — 

No certificate, except life certificates, shall be issued 
except on written examination, or on oral and writ- 
ten examination as provided by law. 

51. (364) Certificate of Character and ¥&&. — 

The applicant for the certificate of any grade, to be 
eligible for examination, shall present to the exam- 
iner an endorsement of good moral character from 
two responsible persons, and shall pay an examina- 
tion fee of one dollar. The examiner shall turn over 
to the County Treasurer, immediately after any ex- 
amination, the sum of one dollar for every person 
examined, taking his receipt therefor, and for fail- 
ure to make such disposition shall be subject to 
prosecution. The fund arising from examination 
fees shall be placed to the credit of the county school 
fund. 



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52. (365) Third Grade Certificate.— A third 
grade certificate shall be issued to any eligible appli- 
cant, who, in the uniform examination in orthogra- 
phy, reading, geography, arithmetic, English gram- 
mar, United States history, physiology, theoiy and 
practice of teaching and composition, shall have 
made a grade in no branch below forty per cent, and 
an average grade of sixty per cent, in all the above 
branches. . 

A third grade certificate shall be valid for two 
3'eafs from the date of issue, except as otherwise pro- 
vided by law. 

53. (366) Second Grade.^A second grade cer- 
tificate shall be issued to a^y eligible applicant, who, 
in the uniform examination in all the branches pre- 
scribed for a third grade certificate, shall have made 
a grade in no branch below sixtj'^ per cent and an av- 
erage of seventy-five per cent in all the aforesaid 
branches. 

A second grade certificate shall be valid for four 
j-ears from the date of issue except as otherwise pro- 
vided by law. 

54. (367) First Grade. — ^A first grade certifi- 
cate shall be issued to any eligible applicant who 
shall have been examined in all the branches pre- 
scribed for a third grade certificate, and in civil gov- 
ernment, algebra and ph^^sical geography, and who 
shall have made a grade in no branch below sixty 
per cent and an average of eighty-five per cent in 
all the aforesaid branches. 

A first grade certificate shall be valid for five 
years from the date or issue, except as otherwise pro- 
vided by law. 

55. (368) Primary Certificate. — A primary 

certificate may be issued by the State Superintend- 



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ent to any eligible applicant who shall furnish satis- 
factory testimonials as to peculiar fitness for pri- 
mary teaching, and who shall have made a grade of 
eighty per cent in such oral and written examina- 
tion on primary studies and methods as may be pre- 
scribed b}^ the State Superintendent, with such as- 
sistants as he may select. Primary certificates 
shall be valid for four years from the date of issue, 
except as otherwise provided by law, and shall be 
valid only for teaching in the first, second and third 
grades of the primary departments of regularly 
graded schools or in public kindergartens. 

56. (369) Special Certificate. — A special cer- 
tificate may be issued by the State Superintendent 
to any eligible applicant who shall furnish satisfac- 
tory testimonials as to peculiar fitness for teaching 
any one or more branches not included in the re- 
quirements for second grade certificates, and shall 
make a grade of not less than ninety per cent on 
such branch or branches in such examination as 
shall be prescribed by the State Superintendent with 
such assistants as he may select. 

A special certificate shall be valid for five years 
from the date of issue, and only for teaching the 
special branch or branches for which it shall have 
been issued. 

57. (370) State Certificate.— A State certifi- 
cate may be issued by the State Superintendent to 
any eligible applicant who shall have taught twenty- 
four months in all, eight months under a first grade 
certificate obtained in this State, and shall have 
passed an examination conducted by the State Super- 
intendent of Public Instruction on geometry, trigo- 
nometry, physics, botany, zoology, Latin, rhetoric, 
English literature, psychology and general history, 



SCHOOL LAWS. 31 

and shall have made an average grade of eighty-five 
per cent with a grade in no branch below sixty per 
cent. 

A State certificate shall be valid for five years 
from the date of issue, and shall be valid through- 
out the State. 

58. (371) Life Certificate.— A life certificate 
good in any part of the State and of perpetual valid- 
ity, may be issued by the State Superintendent of 
Public Instruction, without examination, to any 
teacher holding a State certificate issued since Jan- 
uary 1st, A. D. 1894, and who has successfully done 
high school or college teaching in this State for a 
period of thirty months under a State certificate, 
and who shall present satisfactory endorsement 
showing eminent ability in teaching and school gov- 
ernment from three persons holding life certificates. 

59. (372) Endorsement of Certificate.— A first, 
second and third grade certificate may be endorsed 
by the County Superintendent of any county in the 
State, and shall then be valid for its unexpired term 
in the county in which it is endorsed. . 

60. (373) First Grade and Primary Certificates 
Made Perpetually Valid Under Certain Conditions.— 

Whenever the holders of a first grade certificate 
shall present to the County Superintendent of any 
county in the State satisfactory evidence that he or 
she has taught school successfully for twenty years 
in this State, nine years of which shall have been 
taught under certificates issued since January 1st, 
A. D., 1894, and that he or she is of good moral char- 
acter and faithful and successful as an instructor 
and disciplinarian, the County Superintendent of any 
county in the State may, upon further examination 
as he may deem necessary, endorse said certificate, 



32 SCHOOL LAWS. 

making it perpetually valid during the life of tlie 
holder in the county where such endorsement is 
made. 

Whenever any teacher shall present satisfactory 
evidence that he or she has taught school in this 
State for six years under first grade certificates, the 
average grade of such certificate being not less than 
ninety per cent, issued since January 1st, A. D. 1894, 
and that he or she is of good moral character, and 
faithful and successful as an instructor and disci- 
plinarian, the County Superintendent of any count\' 
in this State may, without further examination, issue 
to such teacher a first grade life certificate, good in 
any part of the State, and of perpetual validity in 
the county where such endorsement is made. 

Whenever the holder of a primary certificate shall 
present to the State Superintendent satisfactory evi- 
dence of having taught successfully under said cer- 
tificate for four years, the State Superintendent may 
endorse said certificate, thereby making it valid dur- 
ing the life of the holder. 

61. (374) Certificate May Be Revoked. — A cer- 
tificate of any grade may be revoked by the author- 
ity issuing it or by the State Superintendent when 
it is proved that the holder thereof is unsuccessful, 
incompetent, or guilty of any immorality, or fails to 
be governed by the rules and regulations of the 
Department of Public Instruction. 

62. (375) Grading CJommittee. Who Eligible 
— The County Board of Public Instruction, prior to 
any authorized examination, shall appoint three 
teac-hers holding the highest grade certificates 
among the teachers of the county as a grading com- 
mittee; and keep secret the names of persons com- 
prising said committee until its work is performed. 
Said committee shall immediately after the close of 



SCHOOL LAWS. 33 

any examination carefully examine and grade each 
paper turned over to it by the County Superintend- 
ent. When the said committee shall have completed 
its work, it shall deliver back to the County Superin- 
tendent all papers turned over to it, with a grada- 
tion sheet, showing the grade of each examinee in 
each branch upon which he or she was examined, 
also the average grade and rank of each examinee. 

63. (376) Gradation Sheet.— The County Su- 
perintendent shall then, for the first time, make 
known to the grading committee the name corre- 
sponding to the number of any examinee, and shall 
then, in the presence of said committee, present his 
list and write on said gradation sheet the name of 
each examinee after his or her proper number. The 
said grading committee shall retain one copy of said 
gradation sheet, and shall file one with the County 
Superintendent, who shall issue certificates to the 
examinees making averages according to the provis- 
ions of Section 361 to 370, and to no others. 

64. (377) Examiriation Questions and Answeirs 
Filed. — ^All examination questions and answers pre- 
pared by the applicants for certificates shall be filed 
in the Office of the County Superintendent and prop- 
erl)^ preserved for at least one year, and in case any 
candidate is dissatisfied with the grading of his or 
her papers, he or she may file a notice of appeal 
therefrom, together with a fee of five dollars, with 
the County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
who shall at once forward the papers of such appli- 
cant to the State Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion. Upon the receipt of such papers the State Su- 
perintendent shall at once appoint a committee of 
three leading teachers of the State of Florida who 
shall, as soon as practicable, regrade such papers and 

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certify their acts to the County Superintendent of 
the county from which the appeal emanated, and 
these grades shall be final, and the County Superin- 
tendent shall issue certificates based upon them only. 
Such grading committee of appeals shall be paid by 
the Board of Public Instruction of the county from 
which the appeal emanated the sum of one dollar 
and fifty cents each for each set of papers so graded. 

65. (378) Pay of Committee.— It shall be the 
duty of the County Board to pay the members of the 
grading committee two dollars per day, and five 
cents a mile each way, one trip, for the actual dis- 
tance traveled, and for the time necessary for them to 
perform their work. In estimating a day, ten hours' 
actual service shall be counted a day, and not more 
than five days shall be allowed for the completion of 
the grading of all the papers after any examina- 
tion. 

, 1)UTIES AND POWEES OF TEACHERS. 

66. (379) Every Teacher Is Directed: 

First. — To labor faithfully and earnestly for the 
advancement of the pupils in their studies, deport- 
ment and morals, and to embrace every opportunity 
to inculcate, by precept and example, the principles 
of truth, honesty and patriotism and the practice of 
every Christian virtue. 

Second. — To require the pupils to observe personal 
cleanliness, neatness, order, promptness and gentil- 
ity of manners, to avoid vulgarity and profanity, 
and to cultivate in them habits of industry, and 
economy, a regard for the rights and feelings of 
others, and their own responsibilities and duties as 
citizens. 



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Third. — To see that the school house, and all 
things pertaining thereto are not unnecessarily de- 
faced or injured. 

Fourth. — To enforce needful restrictions upon the 
conduct of the pupils in or near the school house or 
grounds, avoiding at all times unnecessary severity 
and measures of punishment that are degrading in 
their tendency. 

Fifth. — ^To suspend pupils from school for ten 
dsijs for gross immorality, misconduct or persistent 
violations of the regulations, giving immediate 
notice to the parents or guardian of the pupil, and to 
the School Supervisor, of the suspension and the 
cause of it. 

Sixth. — To hold a public examination at the close 
of each school term, either oral or written. 

Seventh. — ^To deliver up the keys and all school 
property to the Supervisor on closing or suspending 
the school, and in all things to conform to the regu- 
lations of the department. 

67. (380) Teachers Exempt From Jury and 
Military Duty. — No teacher while actually engaged 
in his profession shall be liable to military or jury 
duty. 

68. (381) Temporary Absence of Teacher; How 
Filled. — ^Whenever a teacher in a public school of 
this State desires to be temporarily absent from 
duty, not to exceed three days, and shall be excused 
from duty during such absence by the County Super- 
intendent, or by the Trustees or Supervisor of such 
school, such teacher may provide a substitute, who 
shall be first approved by the County Superintend- 
ent, Trustees or Supervisor of such school, and the 
pay of such absent teacher shall be left to the dis- 
cretion of the Board of Public Instruction, for the 



36 SCHOOL LAWS. 

time of such absence but the pay of such substitute 
shall be provided for by the teacher whose place is 
thus taken. When any such teacher referred to here- 
in is employed in a graded or high school, the prin- 
cipal of such school may approve of such substitute 
and excuse such teacher. 

69. (382) When Absence Exceeds Three Days. 
— ^When a teacher in a public school of this State is 
granted leave of absence from duty by the County 
Superintendent or Trustees of such school for a time 
exceeding three days, the temporary vacancy shall 
be filled by the County Board of Public Instruction, 
or by the County Superintendent, or by the Trustees 
of such school, and such substitute, if practicable, 
shall be one holding a teacher's certificate for the 
grade to be supplied, and shall receive such pay as 
shall be agreed upon by the County Board, or by the 
Trustees making such appointment, before entering 
upon duty. The pay of the absent teacher shall cease 
during such absence. 

70. (383) Forfeiture of Pay in Certain Cases. 

— ^Any teacher absent without leave, shall forfeit pay 
for the time of such absence: Provided, An absence 
of not exceeding two days may, with the consent of 
the County Superintendent, Trustees or Supervisor, 
be made up by such teacher teaching additional 
time: Provided, This section shall not apply to 
graded or high schools. 

71. (384) Teacher's Report. — A teacher's 
monthly report shall in eveiy case, except as herein 
provided, be made for twenty days of actual teach- 
ing, and such report must be filed with the County 
Superintendent before warrant may be drawn for all 
or any part of such service : Provided, That a school 
holiday occurring in any scholastic month may be 
counted as one of the twenty days taught; and. Pro- 



SCHOOL LAWS. 37 

vided, That when a school term may embrace a frac- 
tional number of months, the last monthly report 
shall be made for a fractional part of a month, and 
payment shall be made for such fraction of a month, 

PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND RURAL GRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

(This Article Re-enacted by Chap. 5382.) 

72. (386) Number of Years of Instruction.— 

The uniform system of public free schools of th« 
State of Florida shall provide for twelve consecutive 
school years of instruction, exclusive of kindergar- 
tens, normals, colleges and universities, and such, 
other schools as may be designated or established by 
the Legislature. 

73. (387) School Year.— Each school year of 
instruction shall be designated as a grade, and no 
official course of study shall recognize less than a 
school year of eight months of instruction as consti- 
tuting the work of a grade. 

74. (388) Grades of Instruction.— The first two 
grades shall be known as primary grades ; the third, 
fourth, fifth and sixth grades shall be known as in- 
termediate grades; the seventh and eighth grades 
shall be known as grammar grades; the ninth and 
tenth grades shall be known as junior high school 
grades, and the ele^^enth and twelfth grades shall 
be known as senior high school grades. 

75. (389) Primary Grades. — ^Instruction shall 
be given in the primary grades in reading, spelling, 
language, physiology and hygiene, numbers and 
writing, and such lessons in music, drawing, geog- 
raphy, nature study, morals and manners, as may 
be pro-\dded for in the county course of study. 



38 SCHOOL LAWS. 

76. (390) Intermediate Grades. — ^Instruction 
shall be given in the intermediate grades in reading, 
spelling, language, arithmetic, geography, physiol- 
ogy, hygiene, writing, elementary science, and such 
lessons in music, drawing, history, nature study, 
morals and manners, as may be provided for in the 
county course of study. 

77. (391) Grammar Grades. — Instruction shall 
be given in the grammar grades in reading, orthog- 
raphy, grammar, arithmetic (oral and written), 
science, physiology, geography, history and civil 
government of Florida, and of the United States, 
and such lessons in music, drawing, morals and man- 
ners, manual training, domestic arts and sciences, 
and agriculture, as may be provided for in the 
county course of study. 

78. (392) High School Grades. — Instruction 
shall be given in the high school grades in such sub- 
jects and to such extent as shall be designated in the 
course of study for high schools hereinafter pro- 
vided for. 

79. (393) Course of Study. — Immediately after 
the passage and approval of this act, the State Su- 
perintendent of Public Instruction shall appoint a 
committee of not less than six nor more than ten of 
the most capable persons, of whom not less than one- 
third shall be presidents or principals of State in- 
stitutions for higher education, and not less than 
one-third shall be principals of high or graded 
schools, and these, together with himself, at the 
earliest practicable date, shall prepare a standard 
course of study for high school grades. Said course 
of study shall prescribe minimum requirements, and 
shall be arranged, as far as practicable, to secure 
equality of mental power and training among those 
completing its instruction, and to insure suitable 



SCHOOL LAWS. 39 

preparation for entrance into the lowest college 
classes of the State institutions for higher educa- 
tion; but shall not prescribe unnecessary details as 
to order or method of instruction, though it may 
recommend such details. When such course of study 
shall have been prepared, the State Superintendent 
of Public Instruction shall cause same to be printed 
for free distribution. 

80. (394) Expenses of Committee Paid. — The 
members of the committee provided for in the pre- 
ceding section shall serve without compensation, but 
they shall be paid all necessary expenses incurred in 
performing the services required, 

81. (395) State Aid for High Schools.— Any 

public high school maintained by taxation and con- 
trolled by the County Board of Public Instruction, 
which shall provide instruction of the character pre- 
scribed by law for high school grades, and which 
shall be conducted in a suitable building with a rea- 
sonable amount of furniture and equipment, may 
receive from Ihe State Ti-easury aid as follows : Any 
high school which shall maintain only the first two 
or junior grades, prescribed in the official course of 
study for high schools, shall receive $360.00 per 
annum for three years; and any high school main- 
taining all four, or junior and senior high school 
grades, as prescribed by the State course of study 
for high schools, shall receive six hundred ($600.00) 
dollars per annum for three years.* 

82. (396) State Aid for Rural Graded Schools. 

— Any public school which shall be maintained not 
less than three miles distance from any town or city 
of more than five hundred inhabitants which- shall 
be supported by the public school funds and con- 
trolled by a County Board of Public Instruction, 
which shall provide all instruction of the character 



4!.^ SCHOOL LAWS. 

prescribed by law, in intermediate and grammar 
grades, during not less than eight months of each 
year, and which shall be conducted by not less than 
two qualified teachers in a suitable building, and 
which shall have necessary equipment and furni- 
ture, shall receive from the State Treasury two hun- 
dred dollars ($200.00) per annum for four years: 
Provided, That the three-mile limit, prf^ar^ribed in 
this section, shall not apply to schools the pupils 
of which are prevented by natural barriers from at- 
tending the nearest graded schools.* 

83. (397) How State Aid Granted.— In order 
to receive aid as provided for in the two preceding 
sections, the County Board of Public Instruction 
controlling any school entitled to recieve same, shall 
make application to the State Board of Education, 
in such form as may be prescribed by said State 
Board of Education, not later than January 1st of 
any school year. Upon receipt of such application 
the State Board of Education shall cause investiga- 
tion of same to be made by the State Superintendent 
of Public Instruction, and if satisfied that all con- 
ditions have been complied with fully, the said 
Board of Education shall make requisition upon the 
Slate Comptroller for the amount due under provis- 
ions of the two preceding sections: Provided, That 
if the amount appropriated for any year shall prove 
insufficient to aid all schools duly entitled thereto, 
then the amount available under this article shall 
be prorated among all the schools that have com- 
plied with the conditions herein imposed. 

84. (398) State Aid Not Granted Same Schools 
Twice in One Year. — Aid shall under no circum- 

*These sections declared unconstitutional by State 
Supreme Court. 



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stances be gi'anted to the same school a second time 
during the same scholastic year, nor shall any school 
he permitted to receive aid a second time because of 
a change of name, number, location or any other 
change which may be made for the purpose of secur- 
ing additional aid for the same school or for any 
school instituted in the stead of the same school. 

^ (Kindergarten; See Chap. 5387.) 
SPECIAL TAX SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 

85. (399) Special Tax Schools. — Each county 
shall constitute a school unit; all sub-divisions of a 
county for school purposes shall be designated as 
school districts; all school districts levying a school 
district tax shall hereafter be designated as special 
tax school districts, and all schools receiving any 
district tax, as special tax schools. 

86. (400) Petition for Election, Etc.— It shall 
be the duty of the Board of Public Instruction of 
any county to order an election to be held in any 
subdivision of any city, or incorporated town, com- 
munity or subdivision of the county, at such time 
and place as said Board may direct, whenever one- 
fourth of the qualified electors that pay a tax on real 
or personal property, and are resident in such city, 
incorporated town, community, or subdivision of the 
county, shall petition for such election, to determine 
whether such city, incorporated town, community or 
subdivision of the county shall become a special tax 
school district for the purpose of levying and col- 
lecting a district school tax for the exclusive use of 
public free schools within the district; at such elec- 
tion the following matters shall be determined by a 
majority of the ballots cast by electors qualified as 
herein prescribed, except that the three persons re- 



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ceiving the highest vote at such election shall be 
declared School Trustees of said district: First, 
whether the city, incorporated town, community or 
subdivision of the county shall become a special tax 
school district; Second, who shall be the School 
Trustees of said district; Third, the number of mills 
of district tax to be levied and collected annually 
for the two succeeding years. The three persons re- 
ceiving the highest number of votes cast shall be de- 
clared the Trustees elected for the special tax school 
district ; Provided, A majority of all the votes cast be 
in favor of creating such special tax district, who 
shall serve for the next ensuing two years and per- 
form the duties hereinafter prescribed. 

87. (401) Boundaries of District. — The petition 
mentioned in the preceding section shall prescribe 
the boundaries of the sub-divisions of any city 
or incorporated town, community or sub-division of 
the county intended to be formed into a special tax 
school district. The Board of Public Instruction 
may, however, change the boundaries thereof before 
ordering any such elections, but shall in no case in- 
clude territory not included in the original petition, 
and shall give notice of any such change in the no- 
tice of election. Special tax school districts created 
under this act, shall continue until dis-established or 
changed by like proceeding as those by which they 
were created. The petition provided for by the pre- 
ceding section shall be published once a week for 
four successive weeks, in some newspaper published 
in the county having a general circulation through- 
out the county; and the publication shall state when 
such election will be presented to such Boards. In 
case there shall be no newspaper published in the 
county, such petition and notice shall be posted in 
the manner provided for in the next section for the 
posting of notice of election. 



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88. (402) Board of Public Instruction to Give 
Notice and Appoint Inspectors. — It shall be the duty 
of the Board of Public Instruction of the county to 
cause a notice of said election to be published once 
a week for four successive weeks prior thereto in a 
newspaper published within the county, and having 
a general circulation throughout the county; but if 
no newspaper be published in such county, then it 
shall cause five written or printed notices of said 
election to be posted in five public places within the 
territory in which the election is ordered. It shall 
also be the duty of the County Board of Public In- 
struction to appoint inspectors and clerks for said 
election, whose duty shall be the same as those of 
similar officers in general elections, except as herein 
stated. 

89. (403) Canvass of Returns.— The Board of 
Public Instruction shall canvass the returns of elec- 
tion as made to it by the inspectors and clerks of 
election, and declare the results at the next regular 
meeting of said Board, or at a special meeting called 
for that purpose. 

90. (404) Election.— All special tax school dis- 
trict elections shall be held and conducted in the 
manner prescribed by law for holding general elec- 
tions, except as provided in this article, and it is 
hereby made the duty of the Supervisor of Eegistra- 
tion of any county, to furnish upon payment for 
such service to the County Board of Public Instruc- 
tion, on demand, a certified list of the qualified vot- 
ers residing in a special tax school district, or the 
territory to be created into a special tax school dis- 
trict, that have paid a tax on personal or real prop- 
erty for the year next preceding an}^ such special tax 
election. 

91. (405) Who Entitled to Vote; Expenses.— 



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All qualified voters residing within the territory 
sought to be made a special tax school district that 
pay a tax on real or personal property shall be enti- 
tled to vote in said election, and a majority of the 
votes cast shall determine any matter voted upon, 
pertaining to a special tax school district. The cost 
of the publication of the notice and of the election 
itself, shall be paid by the County Board of Public 
Instruction out of the first moneys collected from 
the special tax district. 

92. (406) Election . Bi-Ennially.— Elections 
shall be held bi-ennially in each special tax school 
district, as near as practicable upon the anniversary 
of the original election under the direction of the 
County Board of Public Instruction, to determine 
who shall be Trustees for the next succeeding two 
years, and the number of mills of district school tax 
to be levied for each of said years ; said election shall 
be held under the same rules and regulations, and 
qualifications of electors shall be the same as pre- 
scribed for those voting in the original election cre- 
ating a special tax school district. 

93. (407) Supervisor Superseded by Trustees. 
— Whenever a special tax school district is created 
and Trustees are elected, they shall have the super- 
vision of all the public schools within said district. 
The position of Supervisor shall be superseded by 
that of Trustees, and the duties prescribed by law 
for the Supervisors shall be performed by the Trus- 

.tees. The powers of Trustees shall not be those of 
control, but of supervision only, and shall extend to 
all of the public schools within the special tax dis- 
trict. Any Trustee failing to discharge the duties of 
the position shall be removed, after due notice to 
such Trustee, by the County Board of Public In- 
struction, and all vacancies occurring in the Board 



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of Trustees from any cause, shall be filled for the 
unexpired term by the County Board of Public In- 
struction, upon nomination by the patrons of the 
schools. 

94. (408) Under Control of County Board of 
Public Instruction and County Superintendent. — All 

public schools conducted within a special tax school 
district shall be under the direction and control of 
the County Board of Public Instruction and County 
Superintendent as in other districts, and subject to 
the same laws, rules and regulations prescribed for 
the conduct of other schools, except that the Trus- 
tees shall have the power to nominate to the County 
Board of Public Instruction teachers for all schools 
within such special district; Provided, That no per- 
son be nominated for teacher who does not hold a 
teacher's certificate unimpaired by suspension, revo- 
cation or limitation, or that will not remain in full 
force for the term of school, and obtained in com- 
pliance with the laws of this State. The County 
Board of Public Instruction shall have the right to 
reject any teacher nominated, and in case the second 
nomination of a teacher for any position be not rati- 
fied, the said Board shall then proceed, on its own 
motion, to fill vacancies in the teaching force in any 
school in the special tax school district. 

95. (409) Application of School Funds. — The 
Board of Trustees shall have the further right to say 
what proportion of the school funds raised within 
the district shall be applied in any year to buildings, 
repairs on buildings, to school libraries, to salaries 
of teachers and to other educational purposes; Pro- 
vided, That they shall make a fair and equitable dis- 
tribution of the funds among all the schools in the 
special tax school district, which shall be shown in 
their itemized estimate. 



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96. (410) Duty of Trustees as to Money To Be 
Raised. — It shall be the duty of these Tl-ustees, on or 
before the first day of June in each year, to prepare 
an itemized estimate, showing the amount of money 
necessary likely to be raised for the supplement of 
the county school funds appropriated to the district 
for the next ensuing scholastic year, and to certify 
therein the rate of millage voted to be assessed and 
collected upon the taxable property, within the spe- 
cial tax school district for that year. This estimate 
shall set forth clearly the apportionment of money 
raised within the district, prorated to each school 
within the district, stating the amount that will be 
applied to the salaries of teachers, buildings, furni- 
ture, or for other educational purposes. It shall also 
state the number of miles of railroad track and tele- 
graph lines within the boundaries of the district. 
This itemized estimate shall be made in triplicate, 
one copy to be filed with the clerk of the Board 
of County Commissioners, one copy with the Comp- 
troller of the State, one copy with the County Board 
of Public Instruction; Provided, That where there 
are no railroads or telegraph lines in such district 
such itemized estimate need not be furnished to the 
Comptroller. 

97. (411) Duty of County Commissioners. — ^It 

shall be the duty of the County Commissioners 
to order the Assessor to assess, and the Collector to 
collect the amount legally assessed upon the prop- 
erty of the special district, at the rate of millage 
designated by the Board of Trustees, and pay the 
same to the County Treasurer. It shall be the duty 
of the Comptroller of the State to assess all railroads 
and railroad property, together with telegraph lines 
and telegraph property, situated in such special tax 
school district and to collect the taxes thereon in 



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the same manner as required by law to assess and 
collect said taxes for State and county purposes, 
and to remit the same to the Treasurers of the coun- 
ties, to be by them held to the credit of each special 
tax school district fund and to be paid out as herein- 
after provided. 

98. (412) Duty of Comity Board of Public In- 
struction. — It shall be the duty of the County Board 
of Public Instruction to add the amount set apart 
for the salaries of teachers in each school within the 
special tax school district to the county appropria- 
tion made for that school, and upon this determine 
the salaries to be paid teachers and the length of 
the term that the school shall continue, and contract 
with teachers for the full term that said fund, aris- 
ing from both county appropriation and the special 
tax fund, will sustain the school. The part of this 
fund arising from the special tax shall be paid to the 
teachers upon the order of the County Board, based 
upon reports approved by the Trustees, the same as 
other school funds are paid upon the endorsement 
of School Supervisors. The County Treasurer shall 
be liable for all special tax school district funds 
upon his official bond, after receiving said funds, as 
in the case of other county revenues. 

99. (413) Special Tax Fund.— The special tax 
fund set apart by the Board of Trustees for the 
payment of teachers shall not be subject to requisi- 
tion for any other purpose by said Trustees; the 
fund estimated for other educational purposes shall 
be paid out by warrants of the Board of Public In- 
struction of the county upon the County Treasurer, 
and said warrants to be based upon requisitions 
made by the Board of Trustees, accompanied by 
itemized bills for things purchased or work per- 
formed. All special funds collected within a school 



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district shall be disbursed solely for school purposes 
within the district in which the tax is collected, and, 
as near as practicable, in the year in which the tax 
is collected, upon the recommendation of the Board 
of Trustees ; Provided, That the Trustees shall make 
no contract with any of its members embracing any 
monetary consideration. 

100. (414) Trustees Shall Be a Corporation. — 

The Trustees of any school district shall be a cor- 
poration and may hold property, sue and be sued, 
and perform other corporate functions, and perform 
the usual duties necessary to provide buildings, re- 
pair the same, and to purchase libraries and othe- 
school appliances; Provided, That no debt shall 1' 
created without the approval of the County Boar, i ■ .f 
Public Instruction. 

101. (415) Non-Resident Children May Attend. 
— Children residing outside of any special tax school 
district shall not attend school in any such district 
without the consent of the Trustees thereof, and of 
the County Board of Public Instruction; Provided, 
That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to 
prevent attendance from an adjoining county, pro- 
vided the County School Board of such adjoining 
county shall pay a pro rata share of such attendance. 
Such pro rata share to be estimated by the Trustees 
of such school where such attendance is made; Pro- 
vided further. That pupils from other districts or 
sub-districts shall be subject to same conditions as 
pupils from other counties as herein provided for. 

102. (416) Form of Ballot.— Each voter voting 
at any such election shall vote but one ballot, and 
the same shall be written or printed in black ink, 
on plain white paper, and be substantially of the 
following form, according as he may desire to vote 
upon any, or al] of the questions submitted: 



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For (or against) Special Tax School District. ..... 

For school Trustees (stating their names) 



Maximum tax levy mills 

(Discontinuing Special Tax Districts; See Ch. 5389.) 

SUNDEr PEO VISIONS. 

103. (508) Poll Tax.— A poll tax of one dollar 

shall be levied upon each male person over the age 
of twenty-one years and under the age of fifty-five 
years, except such as have lost a limb in battle, 
which tax shall be paid into the county school fund, 
and shall be collected when taxes on property are 
collected. It shall be illegal for a Collector to give 
any receipt for taxes on any property to persons 
owing poll tax until the poll tax is paid, and the 
Collector shall on the first day of each month make 
out a statement giving the names of the parties who 
have paid their poll taxes, and present the same 
sworn to by said Collector to the County Commis- 
sioners at their regular meeting and present the re- 
ceipt of the County Treasurer for the same. 

104. (509) Tax Collector to^ Furnisli List of 
Polls to School Board. — It shall be the duty of the 
Tax Collector in each county to file on or before the 
tenth day of every month with the County Board of 
Public Instruction a certified list of the names of 
all persons whose poll taxes were paid during the 
previous month, giving the year for which payments 
were made. 

105. (819) To Be Treasurers of School Fimds. 

— The County Treasurers of the several counties' in 

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this State shall be and the same are hereby consti- 
tuted the treasurers of the school funds in their 
respective counties. 

106. (820) Fees of Treasurer of School Fund. 
— The Treasurer of the county school fund shall be 
paid for receipts and disbursements of county school 
funds the same commissions allowed by law to Coun- 
ty Tl-easurers for receipts and disbursements of 
county funds, the said commissions to be paid by the 
County Board of Public Instruction from the county 
school fund upon vouchers approved by the County 
Board of Public Instruction. 

107. (1573) Persons Exempt from Jury Duty. 

— The following persons ***** shall be 
exempt from jury duty: * * * * officers of 
the university, officers of colleges, preceptors and 
teachers of incorporated academies, teachers of com- 
mon schools * * * 

PENALTIES. 

108. (3430) Injuring Dwelling Houses, School 
Houses, Churches, Etc. — ^A^hoever wantonly and 
maliciously, or wantonly and without cause, de- 
stroys, defaces, mars or injures any dwelling house 
or any school house, church or other building erec- 
ed or used for the purpose of education or religious 
instruction or for the general diffusion of knowledge, 
or any of the outbuildings, fences, walls, or appur- 
tenances of such school house, church or other build- 
ing, or any furniture, apparatus or other property 
belonging to or connected with such school house, 
church or other building, shall be punished by im- 
prisonment not exceeding one year, or by fine not 
exceeding five hundred dollars. 

109. (3541) Obscenity on School Buildings, 



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Etc. — ^Whoever wilfully cuts, paints, pastes or de- 
faces, by writing or in any other manner, any school 
building, furniture, apparatus, appliance, outbuild- 
ing, ground, fence, tree, post or other school property 
with obscene word, image or device shall be pun- 
ished by imprisonment not exceeding fifteen days, 
or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. This 
section shall not apply to any pupil in and subject 
to the discipline of the school. 

110. (3543) .Insulting Teachers in Pupils' Pres- 
ence. — Whoever, within the school house or grounds, 
upbraids or insults any teacher in the presence of 
the pupils shall be punished by imprisonment not 
exceeding fifteen days, or by fine not exceeding 
twenty-five dollars. This section shall not apply to 
any pupil in and subject to the discipline of the 
school. 

111. (3547) Disturbing Schools, Religious and 
Other Assemblies. — ^Whoever wilfully interrupts or 
disturbs any school, or any assembly of people met 
for the worship of God, or for any other lawful pur- 
pose, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty 
dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days. 

112. (3731) Penalty for School Officers Dealing 
in Text Books. — No Superintendent or School Board 
of any county, or any person officially connected 
with the government or direction of the public 
schools, or teacher thereof, shall receive any private 
fee, gratuity, donation or compensation, in any man- 
ner whatsoever, for promoting the sale or the ex- 
change of any school book, map or chart in any pub- 
lic school, or be an agent for the sale or the pub- 
lisher of any school text book, or be directly or indi- 
rectly pecuniarily interested in the introduction of 
any such text book, and any such agency or interest 
shall disqualify any person so acting or interested 



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from holding any school office whatsoever, and the 
party so offending shall be fined in a sum not ex- 
ceeding fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than 
thirty days. 

113. (3809) Sale of Intoxicating Liquor With- 
in Four Miles of School Houses. — It shall be unlaw- 
ful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or tip- 
ple, except in incorporated towns and cities, any in- 
toxicating liquors of whatever character, within a 
distance of four miles of any public or private school 
building, whether said school shall be in session or 
not, or any chartered institution of learning, or of 
any church building of whatever denomination ; Pro- 
vided, That this section shall not be construed to 
repeal, modify or in any way change the local option 
law now in force in this State ; Provided, also. That 
this section shall not repeal any part of the law of 
1895, permitting the manufacture or sale of domestic 
wines; Provided, also. That this section shall not 
apply to nor affect the sale of such liquors to guests 
only by hotel proprietors where such hotels contain 
twenty-five rooms or more, nor shall it apply to or 
affect social clubs duly incorporated under the laws 
of this State, selling to members only, if such hotels 
and clubs have duly complied with the general law 
of this State relating to the sale of intoxicating 
liquors; Provided, This shall not apply to localities 
where liquors are now sold within five hundred feet 
of incorporated towns, or to saloons where existing 
in towns of two hundred or more inhabitants where 
-such saloon is the only one within a distance of fifty 
miles. Whoever violates the provisions of this see 
tion shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor 
more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for 
a period not more than three months. 



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114. (3810) White Children and Negro Chil- 
dren Are Not To Be Taught in Same School.— It 
shall be a penal offense for any individual, body of 
individuals, corporation or association to conduct 
within this State any school of any grade, public, 
private or parochial, wherein white persons and 
negroes shall be instructed or boarded within the 
same building, or taught in the same class, or at the 
same time by the same teachers. Any person or 
persons violating the provisions of this section by 
patronizing or teaching in such school shall be fined 
in a sum not less than one hundred and fiflty dol- 
lars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or im- 
prisoned not less than three months, nor more than 
six months for every such offense. 

115. (3811) For Violation of the Law To Se- 
cure Impartiality and Fairness in the Examination 
of Teachers. — Any Superintendent, County or State, 
violating the provisions of law relating to the exami- 
nation and certification of teachers, upon conviction 
shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one 
hundred dollars, and shall be debarred from holding 
any school office in this State. 

JNIFOEM SYSTEM OF SCHOOL BOOKS. 

Sec. 116. Uniforni System of School Books. — 

It shall be the duty of the County Boards of Public 
Instruction to put in operation in the public free 
schools in their respective counties a uniform sys- 
tem of school books; but, however, that the adoption 
of such a system shall be gradual and not sooner 
made than the interests of the pupils and patrons 
may dictate; And, Provided, That the entire adop- 
tion shall be consummated by July 1, 1901. 



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Sec. 117. Selection of Books To Be Made by 
County Boards — Notice of Adoption To Be Given 
by School Board. — The selection of books to consti- 
tute such, uniform system in each county shall be 
made by the County Board of Public Instruction of 
the county, who before deciding upon any book or 
books shall consult with the County Superintendent 
of Public Schools and at least three leading teachers 
of the county. Before any adoption shall be made at 
least sixty days' previous notice of the time and 
place such adoption will be considered published 
once a week for three successive weeks in some 
newspaper having a general circulation throughout 
the county, or in the absence of such newspaper to 
be posted in at least five different and conspicuous 
places in the county shall be given by the School 
Board; any adoption made hereu*«ler shall last at 
least five years. The County Superintendent shall 
see that the books adopted are used by the pupils 
and the teachers shall not use any other books in 
teaching. 

Sec. 118. Where Act Does Not Interfere.— Noth- 
i ng in this act shall have the effect to interfere with 
ur impair any entire or partial adoption heretofore 
made and now existing in any county of the State. 



CHAPTER 5384. 

AN ACT to abolish the Florida Agricultural College, 
now officially designated as the University of 
Florida, located at Lake City; the West Florida 
Seminary now known as the Florida State Col- 
lege, located at Tallahassee; the White Norma] 
School, located at DeFuniak Springs; the East 
Florida Seminary, located at Gainesville; the 



SCHOOL LAWS. 55 

South Florida College, located at Bartow; the 
Florida Agricultural Lastitute, lo<^ated m Osceola 
County, and to vacate and revoke their charters, 
powers, franchises and privileges, and to abolish 
their Boards of Trustees, managers and officers; 
to declare their assets and property the property 
of the State of Florida, and to vest the title to 
same in the State Board of Education in trust for 
the purposes provided in this act, to require the 
conveyance of title and the delivery of all prop- 
erty and assets of said abolished institutions to 
the said State Board of Education by the Trus- 
tees, Managers or other persons having the title, 
possession, custody or control of the assets of said 
institutions; requiring an accounting and reports 
therefrom, including a statement of all their lia- 
bilities and the auditing of the same; providing 
for the payment of the indebtedness of said insti- 
tutions; revoking and abolishing all continuing 
appropriations made or granted thereto; for the 
repeal of Sections 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 
285, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
298' and 299 of the Eevised Statutes of Florida, 
relating to the creation and establishment of the 
Florida Agricultural College, its organization, 
powers, rights and privileges and matters per- 
taining thereto; for the repeal of Sections 301, 
302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 
313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 
325, 326 and 327 of the Revised Statutes of Flor- 
ida' relating to the organization, creation and 
establishment of the Seminaries East and West 
of the Suwannee Eiver, their location, powers, 
rights, privileges and matters pertaining thereto; 
the repeal of Section 268 of the Revised Statutes 
of Florida relating to the establishment of ii 
White Normal School at DeFuniak Springs, and 



56 SCHOOL LAWS. 

providing for the election of a faculty therefor; 
the abolishing of the Normal and Industrial De- 
partment created in the St. Petersburg Normal 
and Lidustrial School located at St. Petersburg, 
and the repealing of Chapter 4998 of the Laws of 
Florida, entitled '^an act to assist in the main- 
taining an Industrial and Normal Department in 
the St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial School; 
(to create scholarships therein and to make appro- 
priations therefor," approved May 31, 1901; pro- 
viding that no further appropriations or State aid 
shall be made to the said institution, the striking 
from the name of said institution of the words 
''Normal and Industrial," and the relinquishing 
to the County of Hillsborough of all interest pos- 
sessed by the State in and to the said school or 
its property by reason of the appropriations made 
and aid granted thereto; for the amendment of 
Section 269 of the Eevised Statutes of the State 
of Florida relating to the establishment of a nor- 
mal school for colored teachers, and providing for 
the election of a faculty therefor; the establish- 
ment, creation and location of the University of 
the State to be known as the University of the 
State of Florida, and one female Seminary to be 
known as the Florida Female College, for the 
maintenance and support of same; providing for 
the change of location of the Institute for the 
Blind, Deaf and Dumb now located at St. Augus- 
tine, and its enlargement, maintenance and sup- 
. port; providing for the maintenance, support and 
greater efficiency of the Colored Normal School 
located at Tallahassee, and for the change of 
location of the same as may be desired; for the 
creation of a Board of Control to manage and 
control all of said several institutions created and 
provided to be supported and maintained by this 



SCHOOL LAWS. 57 

act, and to provide for their appointment, terms 
of office, manner of their succession, organization, 
compensation, modes and manner of payment and 
matters connected therewith; granting unto said 
Board, the control and management of said insti- 
tutions and every department thereof, full power 
and authority to that end, and for the employ- 
ment of all instructors, teachers, servants and 
employees ; for the purchase of all property, furni- 
ture, paraphernalia and matters for said institu- 
tions and the proper administration of the same, 
and the mode and manner by which the expense of 
their operation, support and maintenance shall be 
provided and paid; making the said Board and 
its actions subject to the control and supervision 
of the State Board of Education, and providing 
for joint meetings of the same; creating the said 
Board of Control a body corporate and prescrib- 
ing its powers and duties; appropriating the as- 
sets and property of such institution so selected 
to the location, establishment, support and main- 
tenance of the said institution or institutions that 
may be so located; providing as to how the said 
funds, assets and property of the abolished Uni- 
^ versify of Florida shall be disposed of, including 
the funds arising under the Hatch and Morrill 
acts, and as to the establishment of the Experi- 
ment Station provided by the United States; pro- 
viding for the disposition of any endowment or 
funds belonging to the said State College and not 
the property of the State of Florida in case none 
of said institutions created or maintained by this 
act shall be located at Tallahassee, and in case 
one of said institutions created by this act shall 
be located there, and for any necessary accounting 
between the City of Tallahassee and the State of 
Florida in regard thereto; providing for the es- 



58 SCHOOL LAWS. 

tablishment in the University of the State of 
Florida created by this act of an Agricultural, 
Industrial and Mechanical Department and Nor- 
mal Department for the Instruction of White 
Teachers, Summer Schools, a classical and scien- 
tific department, and such other departments of 
higher education as the said Boards shall deem 
ncessary; providing for the design of education; 
for the admission of students; for scholarships; 
for rules and regulations in that regard, and as 
to grades of education, and the powers of said 
Boards in regard thereto; providing for the ap- 
propriation of the Seminary Morrill and Hatch 
funds and the interest thereon as required by the 
acts of Congress granting the same ; providing for 
a settlement with the City of Gainesville and the 
town of Lake City in case neither of the Institu- 
tions created or maintained by this act shall be 
located at either of said places and for the refund- 
ing of donations made by said places respectively 
to the institutions formerly located thereat and 
abolished by this act, in case that none of the 
institutions are located by said Boards at such 
points; providing for the sale and disposal of ail 
the assets by this act not specifically appropriated, 
and for the creation of a fund arising from any 
surplus assets and property, and the disposal of 
the same; providing for an appropriation by the 
State for the purpose of aiding and assisting in 
carrying out the provisions of this act, and for 
a continuing appropriation for the maintenance 
and support of said institutions as may be requi- 
site and necessary from time to time; providing 
for the auditing and approving of all accounts in 
the operation, enlargement, maintenance and con- 
duct of the institutions provided for and main- 
tained bv this act, and the modes and manner of 



SCHOOL LAWS. 59 

their payment; providing as to who shall keep 
and have possession of all funds provided for 
under this act and subsequent acts in relation 
thereto; as to how the same shall be paid out 
and disposed of; providing for the powers and 
duties of the Board of Control in relation to the 
prescribing of examinations and the forms thereof 
in the public schools of this State and as to ad- 
mission therefrom and from other institutions 
of learning into the said institutions created and 
maintained by this act, and the issuance of certifi- 
cates in regard to the same; for the vesting in 
the State Board of Education of the title to all 
the assets and property of the Colored Normal 
School and the Institute for the Blind, Deaf and 
Dumb; requiring the abolition of such trustees, 
managers and officers and the surrender of the 
management, possession and control of such m- 
stitutions and their property to the Board of 
Control— the vesting in said Board of all 
powers now provided by law and this act in regard 
thereto; the duties of the State Treasurer, Comp- 
troller, Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
State Board of Education and Board of Control 
in regard to said institutions; to provide for a 
Normal Department and Summer School for 
white teachers in the Florida Female College and 
a Summer School for colored teachers in the col- 
ored normal school — whenever necessary, and to 
repeal all laws in conflict with the provisions of 
this act. 
Be it Enacted ~by the Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. Institutions Abolished.— That the sev- 
eral and respective institutions of learning and edu- 
cation heretofore created, chartered, fostered and 
maintained by this State, to wit : 



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The Florida Agricultural College, now officially 
designated and known as the *' University of Flori- 
da, ' ' located at Lake City. 

The West Florida Seminary, now designated and 
known as ''The Florida State College," located at 
Tallahassee. 

The White Normal School, located at DeFuniak 
Springs. 

The East Florida Seminary, located at Graines- 
ville. 

The South Florida College, located at Bartow; 
and 

The Florida Agricultural Institute, located in 
Osceola County, be, and each and every of them 
are hereby abolished and their and each and every 
of their charters, franchises, powers, rights and priv- 
ileges granted to or possessed by them respectively 
are hereby revoked, vacated and abolished. 

Sec. 2. Property Vested in State Board of Edu- 
cation. — That all and singular all the lands, tene- 
ments and hereditaments, estate and property, real, 
personal and mixed, including all bonds, funds 
moneys and investments, and the rents, issues and 
profits, thereof, had, held or possessed by the said 
institutions named in Section 1 of this Act, or any 
of them, or to which said institutions or any of 
them might or could have, claim, or be in any 
way or manner entitled to either in esse or in futuro 
and from any source whatsoever, be and the same 
are hereby declared forfeit and to revert to the State 
of Florida, and upon the passage and approval of 
this act, to vest absolutely in the State Board of Ed- 
ucation in fee simple absolute, in trust, nevertheless, 
for the uses and purposes hereinafter provided for 
herein. 



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Sec. 3. Reports, Inventories, Indebtedness, 
Schedules and Vouchers of Abolished Institu- 
tions. — That immediately upon the passage of this 
act, the several and respective trustees, managers 
and officers of the said several and respective insti- 
tutions mentioned in Section 1 of this act, shall pre- 
pare and make up duplicate accounts and invento- 
ries of all the property, real, personal and mixed, 
owned, possessed, claimed or controlled by said re- 
spective institutions or said officers, managers or 
trustees for and on their behalf showing in detail 
every item of asset or liability of the said institu- 
tions respective!}^, and if any of .said institutions 
shall be indebted to any person or persons, said 
report shall show in detail a true and correct state- 
ment of said accounts and indebtedness, as to when 
created, for what, to whom due and the amount 
thereof, and shall also prepare and deliver with said 
report duplicate vouchers for the payment of each 
separate indebtedness dul}^ and properly certified 
and approved by the proper officials, which said 
reports, inventories, schedules and vouchers from 
each of the said institutions shall be made in dupli- 
cate, and ea,ch of which shall be certified to by 
the President or Chairman of the respective Boards 
of Ti"ustees or managers and sworn to by the Sec- 
retary thereof and under the seal of the respective 
institutions, if it or they be provided with a seal, 
one of which duplicate shall be transmitted to and 
filed in the office of the Comptroller and the other 
shall be transmitted to the Governor as President of 
the State Board of Education and the said respective 
institutions through their trustees, managers or oth- 
er officers or whosoever shall be vested with the title 
to or possessed of the respective assets and property 
or any part or portion thereof, shall at once, by 
proper instruments of writing, duly executed and 



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acknowledged, grant and convey, assign, transfer, 
set over and deliver unto the State Board of Educa- 
tion all the assets and property, real, personal and 
mixed of whatsoever nature and kind, had, held, 
claimed, owned or possessed by said institutions and 
each and every of them respectively, including all 
of the books, papers, vouchers and records kept 
or possessed by them and each and every of them. 

Sec. 4. Continuing Appropriations Revoked. — 

That all continuing appropriations heretofore made 
to said institutions mentioned in Section 1 of this 
act, or any of them, are hereby revoked. 

Sec. 5,. State Auditor to Audit Accounts of Abol- 
ished Institutions.— That the State Auditor shall, as 
soon as practicable after such inventories, schedules, 
accounts and vouchers have been filed with the Gov- 
ernor and Comptroller and the said books, papers, 
property and assets be transferred to the said State 
Board of Education, audit all accounts of said insti- 
tutions and each and every of them for at least 
one year prior to the passage of this act, and shall 
check over and verify all said lists and inventories, 
examine into the auditing and approval of all 
claims and vouchers certified against said institu- 
tions for payment, and make his report thereon in 
duplicate, one of which shall be transmitted to the 
Comptroller for filing in his office, and the other 
shall be transmitted to the Grovemor as President of 
the State Board of Education. 

. Sec. 6. Boards of Trustees Abolished. — That all 
Boards of Trustees, managers and officers of the 
several institutions mentioned in Section 1 of this 
Act, and the Boards of Trustees, officers and man- 
agers of the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institute and of 
the Colored Normal School be and the same are 
herebv abolished. 



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Sec. 7. Sections of R. S. Relative to Fla. Ag. Coll. 

Repealed.— That Sections 278, 279, 280, 281, 282," 283, 
284, 285, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 
297, 298 and 299 of the Eevised Statutes relating to 
the creation and establishment of the Florida Agri- 
cultural College, its organization, powers, rights and 
privileges and matters pertaining thereto, be and 
the same are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 8. Sections of R. S. Relative to Seminaries 
Repealed.— That Sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 
306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 
317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 325, 326 and 327 
of the Revised Statutes of Florida relating to the 
organization, creation and establishment of the sem- 
inaries east and west of the Suwannee river, their 
location, rights, powers, privileges and matters per- 
taining thereto, be and the same are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 9. Sections of R. S. Relative to White Nor- 
mal Repealed. — That Section 268 of the Revised 
Statutes of the State of Florida in relation to the 
establishment of a White Normal School at DeFu- 
niak Springs, and providing for the election of a 
faculty therefor, be and the same is hereby repealed. 

Sec. 10. St. Petersburg- Normal and Industrial 
School. — That the industrial and normal department 
created in the St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial 
School, located at St. Petersburg, is hereby abol- 
ished, and Chapter 4998, of the Laws of Florida, 
entitled ''An Act to assist in maintaining an Indus- 
trial and Normal Department in the St. Petersburg 
White Normal and Industrial School; to create 
scholarships therein and to make appropriations 
therefor," approved May 31, 1901, be and the same 
is hereby repealed. That no further appropriations 
shall be made or State aid granted to said institu- 
tion; that the words ''Normal and Industrial" shall 



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be stricken from the name thereof, and that all right, 
title and interest in the said school, its buildings or 
property had, acquired or possessed by the State by 
reason of appropriations heretofore made to it are 
hereby granted and released unto the County of 
Hillsborough, in which said school is situate. 

Sec. 11. Colored Normal School. — That Section 
269 of the Eevised Statutes of the State of Florida 
relating to the establishment of a Normal School for 
colored teachers be and the same is hereby amended 
so as to read as follows: 

Sec. 269. Colored Normal School. — A Normal 
School for the training and instruction of colored 
teachers is established under the supervision and 
control of the State Board of Education and the 
Board of Control hereinafter provided. The Board 
of Control shall elect a faculty to consist of a prin- 
cipal and two assistant instructors who shall have 
in charge the training and instruction of all stu- 
dents, subject at all times to the approval of and 
imder such rules and regulations as the Board of 
Control hereinafter created shall prescribe, and such 
Board, under rules and regulations hereinafter to 
be made, shall have the power of removal of all or 
any of the faculty, may increase or diminish the 
same, and may add such other departments of in- 
struction and education to such institution from 
tim.e to time as may be deemed advisable. The 
Colored Normal School now established at Talla- 
hassee shall be such school, and the faculty remain 
as now until changed by said Board, but the State 
Board of Education shall have power to change the 
location of same at any time it may deem it of 
benefit or advantage to such institution or the pur- 
poses for which it was created, and that one-half of 
the Morrill fund coming or that m.ay come to the 



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State for tlic purposes provided in sucli act is set 
apart and appropriated to the support and mainte- 
nance of said school. 

Sec. 12. University and Female College Created. 

— That there shall be established, and there is here- 
by created the following institutions of higher edu^ 
cation in this State, to wit: One University to be 
known as the University of the State of Florida, 
and one Female Seminary to be known as The Flori- 
da Female College. 

Sec. 13. Board of Control — Appointment and 
Terms. — That there is hereby created a Board of 
Control which shall consist of five citizens of this 
State, one from East Florida, one from South Flor- 
ida, one from West Florida, one from Middle Flori- 
da, and one from Middle South Florida, who shall 
have been residents and citizens thereof for a period 
of at least ten years prior to their appointment, 
who shall be appointed by the Governor, and their 
terms of office shall be for four years, and until 
their successors are appointed and qualified, ex- 
cept that of the first board appointed under this 
act two members thereof shall be appointed for the 
term of two years, and three members thereof shall 
be appointed for the term of four years, and there- 
after every such appointment shall be for the term 
of four years, except in case of an appointment to 
fill a vacancy, in which case the appointment shall 
be for the unexpired term. The Governor shall have 
power to remove any member of such Board for 
cause, and shall fill all vacancies that may at any 
time occur therein. No member of said first Board 
shall be appointed from any county in which any of 
the institutions named in this act are at present 
located, and no appointment upon such Board shall 

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ever be made from any county in which any institu- 
tion created, established or maintained by this act 
is or may thereafter be located or situate. 

Sec. 14. Board of Control — Organization and Ex- 
penses. — That immediately upon the passage of this 
act the Governor shall select five of the most capa- 
ble and efficient citizens having the qualifications 
prescribed herein, and appoint the same as herein 
provided, to constitute such Board of Control, whose 
duty it shall be to immediately, after such appoint- 
ment, assemble at the Capitol and there organize 
by selecting one of their number as chairman. The 
chairman shall be elected from the long term mem- 
bers, and the chairmanship shall exist during his 
term of office. The Board shall elect a chairman 
as often as that office shall become vacant. The 
members of said Board shall be paid only their ac- 
tual expenses while in the performance of their 
duties, and in traveling to, from, or upon the same 
the accounts for which shall be paid quarterly by 
the State Treasurer upon itemized vouchers duly 
approved by the chairman of said Board and the 
Comptroller as is herein provided for the disburse- 
ment of funds. 

Sec. 15. Board of Control — Under Supervision of 
State Board of Education. — Said Board of Control, 
except as herein provided, shall act in conjunction 
with, but at all times under and subject to the con- 
trol and supervision of the State Board of Educa- 
tion. 

Sec. 16. First Joint Meeting of Boards, Location 
of New Institutions. — ^As soon as practicable after 
the appointment and organization of the Board of 
Control, the Governor, as President of the State 
Board of Education, shall cause a meeting of both 
of said boards to be held in joint session at the 



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Capitol, and at said meeting shall determine the 
place of location of the University of the State of 
Florida and of The Florida Female College hereby 
created and established, and prescribe the general 
]-iiles and regulations for the conduct and govern- 
nance of the same and the proper management there- 
of, as well as of the other institutions, to wit: The 
Colored Normal School and The Institute for the 
Blind, Deaf and Dumb heretofore created, and de- 
termine as to any change in location of either of 
said last mentioned institutions that may be neces- 
sary or required, and shall do every other matter 
or thing at that or some subsequent meeting as shall 
be necessar}^ and requisite to fully carry into effect 
tiie provisions of this act. 

Sec. 17. Location of New Institutions. — In deter- 
iuiiiing the location of the University of the State 
of Florida created and established by this act, the 
said boards in joint meeting assembled shall take 
into consideration the lands, property, buildings and 
situation of the respective institutions named in and 
abolished by this act, having regard to the perma- 
nent location of such an institution at some central 
point in the State, both geographically and as to 
population, as well as to the needs and requirements 
of the same as prescribed in this act and the powers 
gwen thereunder, and the funds and means at their 
command, or which may naturally come to the con- 
trol of the State Board of Education for such pur- 
poses, and may, if advisable, after careful considera- 
tion, appropriate either temporarily or permanently, 
the location, lands, buildings, property and effects 
of any one of said vacated and abolished institu- 
tions for such purpose. Said Boards being hereby 
vested with an absolute discretion and power in 
the matter of location and situs of this said institu- 
tion. That in the location of The Florida Female 



68 SCHOOL LAWS. 

College hereby created, said Boards are hereby au- 
thorized and empowered to locate and fix the same 
(after they shall have located the said University) 
at one of the places occupied by any one of the 
said abolished institutions under this act, hav- 
ing especial regard for the character and condi- 
tion of the grounds, buildings and structures 
thereon of such abolished institution as they 
niay select ; its location as to health and accessibility, 
and its adaptability to the particular needs of such 
an institution. Said Boards are hereby further au- 
thorized, directed and empowered to change the 
location of the Institute for the Blind, Deaf and 
Dumb heretofore created if they shall deem such 
changes of location wise and expedient, and after 
they have selected and located the said University of 
the State of Florida, and the said Florida Female 
College; in case they shall determine to change the 
location of the Institute for the Blind, Deaf and 
Dumb they shall change the same to and locate the 
same at one of the places now occupied by some one 
of the said abolished institutions which they shall 
select for such purpose not already selected by them 
for the purposes herein provided, having due regard 
for the necessity and requirements of the same, its 
situation and accessibility and its adaptability to the 
purposes of such institution, and in selecting said 
location shall have due regard and make provisions 
for the complete separation, but with equal consist- 
^at accommodation and within reach and under the 
.control of the same corps of officers, teachers and 
managers, of the white and colored inmates of the 
same so that there will be no admixture or associa- 
tion of the races. That upon the selection of any 
of the locations, lands, buildings or structures by 
the said Boards of any of the said abolished insti- 
tutions for the location of the said University of 



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the State of Florida, Florida Female College or 
the Listitute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, such 
lands, buildings, structures, property and assets of 
such abolished institutions, or so much thereof as 
may be necessary, so selected for said respective 
University, Female College or Institute, be and the 
same is hereby appropriated and set apart to and 
for the use of such respective institutions. 

Sec. 18. Disposition of Assets of Abolished Insti- 
tutions, — That the property and assets of each and 
every of the said institutions abolished by this act 
which shall not be selected by the said Boards as 
a location for the said University, College or Insti- 
tute, shall be sold or otherwise disposed of as in 
the judgment of the said State Board of Education 
shall be deemed best, as herein provided, and the 
proceeds thereof shall be applied to the establish- 
ment, support and maintenance of the said Univer- 
sity, College and Institute, and support and main- 
tenance of the Colored Normal School; Provided, 
That if the said Boards, in their discretion, shall 
select some place or places other than Lake City, in 
the County of Columbia, Tallahassee, in the County 
of Leon, or Gainesville, in the County of Alachua, 
for the location of the said University, College, or 
Institute, then in such case the said Boards shall 
have an accounting with the City of Tallahassee, if 
the said abolished institution at Tallahassee is not 
selected for one of the said institutions, and if it 
shall appear that said abolished institution at Tal- 
lahassee shall be possessed of any property funds or 
endowments belonging thereto and not the property 
of the State and the said City of Tallahassee has 
paid to the State or said institution the two thou- 
sand dollars per annum provided to be paid in 
and by Section 325 of the Eevised Statutes of the 
State of Florida, that in such case the said State 



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Board of Education shall refund to the said City of 
Tallahassee such proportion of said moneys, funds 
or endowments belonging to the said abolished insti- 
tution and not the property of the State, or if it 
shall be found on said accounting that the said City 
of Tallahassee has not made the payments required 
by the said Section of the Eevised Statutes of the 
State of Florida, then, the said State Board shall 
refund so much of said funds or property of said 
abolished institution coming to said Board as the 
assets of the said abolished institution, less the 
amount due or owing by said city under the pro- 
visions of said section. And in case the said city 
of Gainesville shall not be selected by said Boards 
as one of the places for the location of one of said 
institutions, then the said Board of Education shall 
refund to the said City of Gainesville out of the 
assets and property pf the abolished institution 
located at such place, so much of the lands and 
property of the same, or its equivalent at its then 
value, as was donated to the said State by the said 
City of Gainesville; and if the said Boards shall not 
select the abolished institution located at Lake City 
as one of the places for the location for one of 
the said institutions, then the said State Board of 
Education, out of the assets and property coming to 
it from the said abolished institution at that place, 
shall refund to the said City of Lake City the fifteen 
thousand dollars and the one hundred acres of land 
donated by Lake City to the said institution upon 
its establishment at that place, and in case the In- 
stitute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb is removed 
from its present location then its assets and prop- 
erty shall be used or the proceeds thereof for its re- 
location, establishment and maintenance with such 
other funds as may be required; Provided, That of 
the buildings, property or assets of any abolished 



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institution which may not be used, appropriated or 
otherwise disposed of under this act, the State Board 
of Education and State Board of Control, in joint 
session, may, in their discretion, if they shall deem 
the same advisable and for the best interests of the 
State, set apart and appropriate the same or any 
portion thereof to the county or counties in which 
the same may be located for the purposes of Public 
High Schools in such county or counties under such 
restrictions and terms, or for such time as they may 
deem proper and just. 

Sec. 19. Board of Control — To Manage and Con- 
duct Schools. — The Board of Control shall have 
jurisdiction over and complete management and con- 
trol of all the said several institutions and each and 
every of them, to wit: The University of the State 
of Florida, The Florida Female College, the Colored 
Normal School, and The Institution for the Blind, 
Deaf and Dumb, and is hereby invested with full 
power and authority to make all rules and regula- 
tions necessary for their governance not inconsist- 
ent with the general rules and regulations made or 
which may be made at any joint meeting of the 
said Board with the State Board of Education. To 
appoint all the managers, faculty, teachers, servants 
and employees, and to remove the same as in their 
judgment and discretion may be best; fix their com- 
pensation and provide for their payment. To have 
full management, possession and control of each 
and every of the said institutions and every depart- 
ment thereof, and the lands, buildings, structures 
and property belonging thereto. To provide for the 
course of instructions and the different branches and 
grades to be kept and maintained thereat, and to 
alter and change the same. To visit and inspect 
the said institutions and each and every department, 
and to provide for the proper keeping of accounts, 



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registers and records thereof. To raake and prepare 
all necessary budgets of expeditures for the enlarge- 
ment, proper furnishing, maintenance, support and 
conduct the same. To audit and approve all the 
accounts and expenditures, supervise the employ- 
ment and removal of all teachers and instructors; 
select and purchase all property, furniture, fixtures, 
paraphernalia necessary for the same from time to 
time J to build, construct, change, enlarge, repair and 
maintain any and all the buildings or structures now 
in existence, or that may hereafter be necessary for 
each and every of said institutions created and main- 
tained by this act ; to purchase and acquire all lands 
and property necessary for same of every nature and 
description whatsoever; and to care for and main- 
tain the same, and to do and perform every other 
matter or thing requisite to the proper management, 
maintenance, support and control of each and every 
of the said institutions necessary or requisite to 
carry out fully the purposes of this act, and for rais- 
ing to and maintaining them at the proper efficiency 
and standard as required in and by the provisions 
of this act, but at all times subject to the supervision 
and control of the State Board of Education. 

Sec. 20. Institute for Blind, Deaf and Dumb — 
Management Of. — That Section 270 of the Revised 
Statutes of the State of Florida be and the same is 
amended so as to read as follows : 

Sec. 270. Board of Managers. — That the State 
Board of Education be and the same is hereby vested 
with the title to all the assets and property of the 
Institute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb that it is 
now or may hereafter become entitled to, but the 
control, possession and management thereof and of 
the said Institute and each and every department 
thereof be and the same is hereby vested in the 



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Board of Control according to the terms and pro- 
visions of this act except as may be herein otherwise 
provided. 

That Section 271 of the Revised Statutes of the 
State of Florida providing for the present location 
of the said Listitute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb 
at St. Augustine be and the same is hereby repealed. 

That the powers provided for in Sections 275 and 
276 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Florida 
vesting the same in the said State Board of Educa- 
tion as Trustees of the Institute for the Blind, Deaf 
and Dumb are hereby vested in the Board of Control 
as provided in this act, and so much of said sec- 
tions as vests in the State Board of Education the 
management and control of the said Institute are 
hereby repealed. 

That Section 277 of the Revised Statutes of the 
State of Florida providing for report of the Board 
of Managers of the Institute for the Blind, Deaf 
and Dumb, be and the same is hereby repealed. 

That the Board of Control provided in this act 
shall have all the powers and duties in regard to 
the management and control of the Institute for 
the Blind, Deaf and Dumb located in this State as is 
provided for in Chapter 3, Part One, Title Five, of 
the Revised Statutes of the State of Florida and 
Chapter 5209 of the Laws of Florida, the same 
being an act entitled an act to provide for the edu- 
cation and industrial training of the blind, deaf and 
dumb of the State of Florida, approved June 4, 1903. 

That the Trustees created and appointed by said 
last mentioned act are hereby abolished, and that 
wherever the words "Board of Trustees" appear in 
said act they be stricken out, and whatever powers 
and duties in and by the said act are given to such 
Board of Trustees that such powers and duties are 



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hereby vested in and shall be exercised by the said 
Board of Control. That said Trustees and all per- 
sons or officers vested with title or possession to any 
of its property do immediately convey the same to 
the State Board of Education. That Section 2 of 
said act, the same being an act entitled an act to pro- 
vide for the education and industrial training of the 
Blind, Deaf and Dumb of the State of Florida, be- 
and the same is hereby repealed. 

Sec. 21. State University — Departments Of. — 

The University of the State of Florida shall have and 
contain the following departments and suchi other 
departments as may from time to time be determined 
upon and added at any joint meeting of the State 
Board of Education with the said Board of Control, 
to wit: 

A Department of Agriculture, Mechanical and In- 
dustrial Arts ; 

A Scientific and Classical Department; 

A Normal Department for the training and in- 
struction of white teachers. It being intended that 
the design and scope of this institute shall be to 
teach such branches of learning as are related to Ag- 
riculture and the Mechanical and Industrial Arts, 
Scientific and Classical studies and instructions in 
all the various higher branches of education; the 
fundamental laws and in what regards the rights 
and duties of citizens, and shall include military 
tactics if the said joint Boards deem the same requi- 
f^ite and proper. 

That all Summer Schools now or that may be here- 
after provided for shall be taught, had and held in 
and at the University of the State of Florida, and 
the Board of Control shall make such necessary pro- 
visions therefor as shall be requisite and necessary; 
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be established at the Female College a branch of 
such summer school may be there located if deemed 
advisable, and the Boards may establish summer 
schools for colored teachers at the colored normal 
school whenever it shall deem the same necessary. 

Sec. 22. Female College — Admission to and Scope 
of Instruction. — The design of the Florida Female 
College shall be to teach and instruct in all the high- 
er branches of education, and in all the useful arts 
and sciences that may be necessary or appropriate 
to be taught in like institutions, and as may be 
deemed requisite and necessary from time to time 
by the joint Boards herein provided for its gov- 
ernance and control. 

None but female white students shall be admitted 
to this institution, and no student shall be admitted 
therein unless and until she shall have passed a sat- 
isfactory examination in some high school of this or 
some other State having a like standing and through 
or beyond the tenth grade as now established for 
the high schools in this State, or such other grade 
not lower than the tenth grade as may be hereafter 
established, and no student from any other State 
shall be admitted to such institution, except by the 
consent and upon the certificate of the State Board 
of Control. 

That the State Board of Education jointly with 
the Board of Control is hereby authorized and em- 
powered at any time it may deem the same requisite 
or necessary, to establish and maintain a Normal 
Department for the instruction of white female 
teachers in the Florida Female College, and when 
established the same shall be under the charge and 
control of the State Board of Control, with all the 
powers and duties in relation thereto as provided 
herein, and under such rules and regulations as it 
shall prescribe. 



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Sec. 23. State University — Admission To. — No 
student shall be admitted to the University of the 
State of Florida who has not passed a satisfactoiy 
examination at some high school and through the 
t^relfth grade as now established, or some other 
institution of learning having an equivalent of in- 
struction to the twelfth gTade. The State Board of 
Control may change the grade at any time they may 
see fit as a prerequisite to such entrance. No per- 
son shall be admitted to said University except white 
male students having the prereciuisite qualifications 
to which the said Board of Control may add others 
in their judgment and discretion, except to the Nor- 
mal Department thereof for the instruction and edu- 
cation of teachers; when both male and female stu- 
dents may be admitted to that department. 

Sec. 24. Board, Tuition Fees, Etc., County Schol- 
arships. — Li case of the admission of students to 
either the said University or College from other 
States, the same may be admitted by and with the. 
consent and upon the certificate of the Board of 
Control upon such terms as to tuition, bjoard, etc., 
as the said Board may, from time to time, establish. 

The several departments of the said College and 
of the said University shall be open to applicants for 
admission who are citizens of this State at the lowest 
rate and expense consistent with the welfare and 
efficiency of the respective institutions, and as may 
be established from time to time by the said Board, 
Each county shall have the right to send one student 
annually, or so often as vacancies may occur to each 
of the said institutions and normal department, such 
students to be selected by the Boards of Public Li- 
struction of the several counties possessing the 
qualifications required for admission thereto, and 
such students so selected shall be received into said 



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respective institutions and entitled to receive tlie 
benefits of a full course of instruction at either said 
College or University, or Normal Department, or 
other institution aforesaid, without any charge for 
instruction, but subject to such rules and regula- 
tions as may be established by the said Board for 
the governance and direction of the same, and the 
Board may make such requisite as to previous in- 
struction for entries into the Normal Departments 
at it shall deem best. 

Sec. 25. Libraries, Paraphernalia and Apparatus. 

The joint boards, as soon as they shall have located 
the said University, College and Institute for the 
Blind, Deaf and Dumb as herein provided, shall take 
and appropriate from the different libraries and 
laboratories of the several abolished institutions so 
much of said literature and paraphernalia and appa- 
ratus as may be necessary to thoroughly equip the 
four said respective institutions, and the balance, if 
any remains, shall be disposed of as is hereinafter 
provided, for the disposal of other property not used. 

Sec. 26. Libraries, Paraphernalia and Apparatus. 

— That all the bonds, moneys, properties and as- 
sets belonging to the University of Florida, abol- 
ished by this act, or held in any way or manner, for 
its benefit, or which it might or could be entitled to, 
are directed to be transferred and conveyed under 
the provisions hereof and hereby set apart and ap- 
propriate exclusively to the establishment, main- 
tenance and support of the University of the State of 
Florida, and all and singular the rents, revenues, is- 
sues and profits thereof, and the Florida Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station, established as a depart- 
ment of the University of Florida, shall be and re- 
main a Department of the University of the State of 
Florida, together with all the rents, benefits, dona- 



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tions and emoluments that may accrue therefrom, or 
under the act of Congress, commonly known as ''the 
Hatch Act, " or under the act of Congress commonly 
known as the ''Morrill Act" in so far as the same 
or so much thereof can be used and appropriated for 
the benefits of said institutions by the provisions of 
Sections 286 and 290, Revised Statutes of Florida, 
are made applicable hereto in so far as the same are 
or can be made effective, and all estate, right, prop- 
erty, claim, emolument and the rents and, issues 
thereof or any substitutions thereof, and all claims 
and demands arising or that may or can arise there- 
under or any act of Congress in that regard are 
hereby preserved, maintained and transferred "to the 
State Board of Education for the use and benefit of 
the Universit}^ of the State of Florida. 

Sec. 27. Property of Florida State College. — The 

bonds, property, assets and effects of every nature 
and description whatsoever, including all the dona- 
tions belonging or donated to the West Florida 
Seminary or the Florida State College, its succes- 
sor, and the rents, revenues, issues and profits there- 
of, provided the said Female College shall be located 
by the said joint Boards at Tallahassee, be and the 
same is hereby appropriated and set apart for the 
establishment and maintenance and support of the 
said Female College. In case the said Florida Fe- 
male College shall not be located at Tallahassee, 
then so much of the said funds and property of the 
said abolished Florida State College as shall, after 
settlement with the city of Tallahassee, belong to 
it and that shall come to the hands of the said State 
Board of Education shall be set apart, together with 
such other funds as they shall deem best to appro- 
priate for such purpose out of any moneys that may 
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applicable thereto for tlie establishment, mainten- 
ance and support of the said Florida Female College. 

Sec. 28. Funds for Support of Schools — How Ap- 
portioned. — All other funds, appropriations and 
property of every nature and description which may 
come to the State of Florida or the hands or control 
of the State Board of Education, for such purpose, 
or which may lawfully be applied to the promotion 
and advancement of schools of higher education in 
this State, including the assets of said abolished 
institutions not otherwise disposed of, shall be held 
and appropriated by the State Board of Education 
in conjunction with the Board of Control for the 
maintenance and support of the said four respective 
institutions equally and ratably in proportion as the 
needs of the said respective institutions may from 
time to time require the same, in the judgment of the 
said Boards, Provided, That what is known as the 
iseminary fund shall be subject to the control, man- 
agement and investment of the State Board of Edu- 
cation as a fund for the benefit of the Florida Fe- 
male College and the University of the State of 
"Florida, the interest arising from which shall be 
used and appropriated for the maintenance and sup- 
port of said two institutions in equal proportion and 
that one of said institutions shall be located west 
and the other east of the Suwannee river. 

Sec. 29. Funds Appropriated by United States. — 

That the State Board of Education, through its Pres- 
ident, is hereby authorized and empowered to sign 
all vouchers for all moneys coming to said institu- 
tions created and maintained by this act from the 
United States, or any fund provided by the United 
States and which shall be paid by it to the State. for 
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the same with the Treasurer of the State of Florida, 
to be disposed of under the provisions of this act. 

Sec. 30. Appropriations by State of Florida. — 

The sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, 
or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby 
appropriated, in addition to the funds already dis- 
posed of in and by the provisions of this act, or that 
may be in or come to the hands of the State Board 
of Education or hereinbefore provided for the pur- 
poses herein, for the establishment, maintenance and 
support of the said four institutions hereby created 
and maintained by this act, to wit : 

For the establishment, maintenance and support 
of the University of the State of Florida; for the 
establishment, maintenance and support of the Flor- 
ida Female College; for the enlargement, location, 
maintenance and support of the Blind, Deaf and 
Dumb Institute, and for the maintenance and sup- 
port of the Colored Normal School, which shall be 
placed to the credit of the State Board of Education, 
in the hands of the Treasurer, to be expended and 
disposed of upon vouchers as provided for herein 
by the Board of Control in such proportion to eadh 
of the said respective institutions as in the judg- 
ment and discretion of the said Boards may seem 
best, and the Legislature shall, at each session, make 
the like or some reasonable and sufficient appropria- 
tion for the continuance, maintenance and support 
of such institutions. 

Sec. 31. Appropriation for Interest Deficit for 
University. — That the said State Board of Education 
is hereby directed, authorized and empowered, out 
of the appropriations made under this act, or that 
from time to time shall be made, or any other fund 
or property which shall vest in it under this act to 
set apart and pay to the fund with which it is vested 



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for tlie use of the University of the State of Florida 
annually the sum of two thousand seven hundred and 
sixteen dollars, being the necessary amount to raise 
interest upon the bonds transferred to the said Insti- 
tution by this act from three per cent to five per 
cent, as is provided in Chapter 5273 of the Laws of 
Florida, the same being an act entitled an act mak- 
ing annual appropriation for the University of Flori- 
da at Lake City; to make up deficit caused by 
shrinkage of interest on certain bonds according to 
the terms and provisions of said act. 

The said sum of two thousand seven hundred and 
sixteen dollars required therefor shall be included 
in each appropriation made by the Legislature for 
the benefit of the said fund required under the Act 
of Congress of July 2, 1862, and that the Treasurer 
of the State of Florida shall set apart said amount 
upon the order of the said Board according to the 
provisions of such act. 

Sec. 32. Duties of Sta.te Treasurer. — The Ti-eas- 
urer of the State of Florida shall receive and pay 
out all moneys and funds provided for in this act, 
or which shall come to the hands or control of the 
State Board of Education in any way or manner 
for the purposes thereof, and he shall keep all said 
moneys so received in a separate fund, and classify 
the same as provided herein, or by any law of the 
United States relating to any portion thereof, of 
which he shall render an annual report to the Gov- 
ernor of the State of Florida showing in detail the 
amounts received and from what funds and sources, 
and expenditures, when paid and to whom, and no 
moneys shall be paid out by him except upon a 
warrant drawn by the Comptroller upon the funds 
in his hands, a duplicate voucher from the Board of 

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Control showing the purposes of such expenditures:,, 
which voucher shall bear the approval of said Comp^ 
troUer, shall be filed with him. 

Sec. 33. Ta.ym&D.t of Debts of Abolished Institu- 
tions.— The Board of Control shall pay any and all 
items of indebtedness of the institutions abolished 
under this act after the same shall have been 
vouchered, audited and approved as hereinbefore 
provided by drawing their voucher therefor in dupli- 
cate and transmitting the same to the Comptroller 
to be approved by him, and the said Comptroller 
shall draw his warrant on the State Treasurer who 
shall pay the same in the modes and manner as pro- 
vided in Section 34 of this act, out of any funds in his 
hands available for the purposes of this act. 

See. 34. Disbursements for Institutions Created. 
How Made. — No moneys shall be expended for and 
on behalf of any of the said institutions, or any 
department thereof, except upon a written voucher 
drawn by the Board of Control, in duplicate stating 
the nature of said expenditures, and the person to 
whom the same shall be made payable, which vouch- 
ers shall be submitted to the Comptroller of the 
State of Florida, and audited and approved by him, 
and upon such approval the Comptroller shall draw 
his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the pay- 
ment thereof, transmitting duplicate of said voucher 
approved by him, to the Treasurer, and shall file 
the other duplicate of said voucher approved by him 
in his office. No voucher shall be issued or drawn by 
the Board of Control for the payment of any moneys 
except the same be approved by said Board in regu- 
lar session and countersigned by the Chairman and 
Secretary thereof. 

Sec. 35. Board of Control a Body Corporate— Its 
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trol shall be a body corporate, and shall have a 
corporate seal to be selected by it at its first meeting; 
shall elect a Secretary, and remove him at will; have 
and employ all necessary clerks and servants; shall 
have power to contract and be contracted with; sue 
and be sued; plead and to be impleaded in all courts 
of law and equity; to receive donations; to make 
purchases of lands and tenements, and to contract 
for the sale and disposal of the same, but the title 
to all such donations and property, however ac- 
quired, shall be vested in the State Board of Educa- 
tion, and shall only be transferred and conveyed by 
it, and shall have and possess all the powers of a 
body corporate for all the purposes created by or 
that may exist under the provisions of this act, or 
any act or acts amendatory thereof. 

Sec. 36. Trustees of Abolished Institutions — Te- 
nure and Duties. — That the institutions and the 
trustees, managers and officers thereof abolished, 
transferred or changed under the provisions of this 
act shall remain and hold their respective offices and 
positions until after the Board of Control provided in 
this act has been appointed and organized and shall 
have taken possession of the same and assumed the 
powers and duties thereof, and the same are hereby 
directed, authorized and empowered, that as soon 
after their appointment, organization and joint meet- 
ing with the State Board of Education as herein 
provided, to take charge of all and singular the said 
abolished institutions, their assets and property, as 
well as the institutions created and maintained by 
this act, and assume the duties, powers and control 
thereof provided for herein, and take upon them- 
selves all the responsibility therefor. 

That the several and respective institutions abol- 
ished by this act shall not be disturbed in their pres- 



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ent operations until the end of the present school 
year, to wit : The first day of June, A. D. 1905. 

Sec. 37. Reports to Legislature — Duties of Comp- 
troller. — That the State Board of Education, the 
State Board of Control, the Treasurer and the Comp- 
troller shall each make a separate and complete re- 
port of all their respective acts and doings to the 
Legislature that shall assemble in the year 1907 and 
to each meeting of the Legislature thereafter, and 
that the said State Board of Education, Board of 
Control, Treasurer and Comptroller shall make an 
annual report complete in every detail of their acts 
and doings, showing all moneys received and dis- 
bursed, purposes for which the same were received 
and made, and every matter and thing connected 
with the institutions, moneys, funds, property of the 
said respective institutions under their charge and 
control, which said reports the said Comptroller is 
hereby directed to have printed, published and dis- 
tributed for general information. The Comptroller 
is hereby made examiner for said institutions and 
shall examine the same semi-annually and as often 
as in his judgment may be required or necessary. 

Sec. 38. Board of Control to Provide System of 
Examinations.— That the said Board of Control are 
hereby authorized and empowered to provide a sys- 
tem and course of written examinations by question 
and answers for all the public high schools in the 
State, and that no pupil shall be admitted to said 
high schools or be advanced to any successive grade 
tlierein, or shall be permitted to enter any institu- 
tion created or maintained in and by this act until 
such examinations have been had according to such 
procedure, and the result of said examinations shall 
have been approved by the said Board of Control in 
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advancement by the said Board of Control, and the 
said Board shall have power to alter and change 
these rules and regulations from time to time where 
it shall be deemed necessary, and shall provide all 
the necessary blanks and distribute the same for 
such purpose. 

Sec. 39. Duties of State Superintendent of Public 
Instruction. — That the Superintendent of Public In- 
struction is hereby directed and it is made his duty 
to make an inspection of each and every of the insti- 
tutions created and maintained by this act once in 
each month and to make report thereof in writing 
to the Governor and a duplicate annual report em- 
bodying the results of his monthly reports, one to 
the Governor and one to be filed with the Comp- 
troller. 

Sec. 40. Conflicting Laws Repealed. — That all 
laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions 
of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 41. That this act shall take effect upon its 
passage and approval by the Governor, or becoming 
a law without such approval. 

Approved June 5th, 1905. 



CHAPTEE 5386. 

AN ACT to Amend Section 3, of Chapter 4196, Laws 
of Florida, Eelative to Defining a School Year and 
Providing for the Opening and Closing of School 

Terms. 

Be it Enacted ty tJie Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. That Section 3, of Chapter 4196, Laws 
of Florida,- be amended so as to read as follows: 



86 SCHOOL LAWS. 

Sec. 2. Financial Apportionment Forfeited in Cer- 
tain Cases. — Any public school in the county failing 
to complete its public term before the termination 
of the school year, shall, if such lost time of such 
term, be not made up within the next school year 
thereafter, forfeit the proportion of its financial ap- 
portionment not used by neglecting or failing to 
maintain a school for the full term of school in that 
county, and in that case all moneys so forfeited shall 
be apportioned among the several schools of the 
county at the next annual apportionment. 

Sec. 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict 
with this Act are hereby repealed. 
Approved May 31, 1905. 



CHAPTER 5387. 

AN ACT Empowering County Boards of Public Li- 
struction and Trustees of Special Tax School Dis- 
tricts to Establish Kindergartens Under Certain 
Conditions. 

Be it Enacted ii/ the Legislature of the Siaie of Florida: 

Section 1. Establishing Kindergartens. — That 
any County Board of Public Instruction or Board of 
Trustees of any special tax school district is hereby 
empowered to establish and maintain kindergartens 
in communities guaranteeing the attendance of twen- 
ty-five (25) kindergarten pupils. 

Sec. 2. Part of Public School.— That every kin- 
dergarten established under this act shall be a part 
of the public school taught in the same community, 
and shall be under the direction and control of the 
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Sec. 3. Qualification of Teachers. — That no per- 
son shall be employed to teach as principal of a kin- 
dergarten department who does not hold a certifi- 
cate of graduation from a reputable kindergarten 
training school. 

Sec. 4. Conflicting Laws Repealed. — That all 
laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions 
of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 5. That this act shall become a law imme- 
diately upon its approval by the Governor. 
Approved May 31, 1905. 



CHAPTER 5389. 

AN ACT Regulating the Abolition, Extension or 
Contraction of the Limits of Special Tax School 
Districts. 

Be it Enacted ty the Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. Outstanding Indebtedness Must Be 
Paid or Provided For. — That any special school tax 
district may at any time under the provisions here- 
inafter mentioned abolish or extend or contract the 
limits of such special tax school district; Provided, 
That no special tax school district shall be abolished 
while it has any outstanding indebtedness without 
first making provisions for the liquidation of such 
indebtedness. 

Sec. 2. Election Calling, Publication and Determi- 
nation. — That any special tax school district may be 
abolished or the limits thereof extended or contract- 
ed by a majority vote at an election called by the 
Board of Public Instruction of the county for the 
purpose, after publication of such notice as is re- 



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quired to create such special tax district, at which 
election the qualifications of voters shall be the same 
as in elections to create special tax school districts. 
Approved May 29, 1905. 



CHAPTER 5390. 

AN ACT Authorizing the County Boards of Public 
Instruction to Borrow Money for Payment of 
School Warrants When There Are No Funds in 
the Treasury for Such Purpose and to Pay Inter- 
est for Such Loans Not Exceeding Eight Per Cent. 
Per Annum. 

Be it Enacted hy the Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. County Boards Authorized to Borrow 
Money. — That whenever there is no money in the 
county school fund applicable to the payment of out- 
standing warrants issued by any County School 
Board in this State, the County Boards of Public 
Instruction of the several counties in this State are 
hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money 
at a rate of interest not to exceed eight per cent. (8 
per cent.) per annum for the purpose of paying all 
such outstanding warrants and for the further pur- 
pose of paying any and all legitimate expenses in- 
curred in operating the schools of said county. 

Sec. 2. Duty of County Treasurer. — That it shall 
be the duty of the County Treasurer upon presenta- 
tion to him of a county school warrant to pay the 
same, if there are any funds in his custody, applica- 
ble thereto, and if there are no such funds, he shall 
indorse the fact on the warrant with the date of pre- 
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Sec. 3. Payment of Interest, How Made. — Tliat 
all interest payments made under this Act shall be 
by warrant issued by the County Board of Public 
Instruction in the same manner as warrants for 
other indebtedness are issued. 

Sec. 4. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict 
with the provisions of this Act be and the same are 
hereby repealed. 

Sec. 5. That this Act shall take effect immedi- 
ately upon its approval by the Governor. 
Approved June 1, 1905. 



CHAPTER 5391. 

AN ACT to Amend Section 1, Chapter 5204, Laws of 
Florida, the Same Being an Act to Provide for 
the. Certification of Teachers and to Prescribe Re- 
quirements for the Various Grades of Certificates. 

Be it Enacted, 'by the Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. Teachers Required to Hold Certifi- 
cates. — That Section 1, of Chapter 5204, be amended 
so as to read as follows: 

Section 1. No person shall be permitted to teach 
in the public schools of the State of Florida who 
does not hold a teacher's certificate granted in ac- 
cordance with the provisions of this Act; Provided, 
That County Superintendents may hold a special ex- 
amination, and issue temporary certificates for a 
term not longer than the interval between the regu- 
lar examinations, provided the applicant for such 
certificate furnishes satisfactory reasons for having 
failed to attend the regular examination; Provided, 
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90 SCHOOL LAWS. 

a second special examination under the provisions 
of this Act; Provided, further, That no certificate 
issued under the laws of this State since January 1, 
1894, shall be rendered void by this Act. 

Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with 
tJiis Act are hereby repealed. 

Approved May 24, 1905. 



CHAPTER 5656. 

Session Laws of 1907. 

AN ACT To Amend Section Three Hundred and 
Forty-Pour of the General Statutes of the State of 
Florida, the Same Being Relative to the Compen- 
sation of the Members of County School Boards. 

Be it Enacted ty the Legislature of the Staxte of Florida : 

Section 1. That Section Three Hundred and 
Forty-four of the General Statutes of the State of 
Florida be amended so as to read as follows: 

"Sec. 344. Compensation of Members of Coimty 
School Board. — The members of the various County 
School Boards shall be paid from the county school 
fund for their services four dollars per day, for each 
day's service, and ten cents per mile for every mile 
actually traveled in going to and from the county 
court house by the nearest practicable route. ' ' 

, Sec. 2. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict 
herewith are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 3. That this act shall become a law upon its 
passage and approval by the Governor. 
Approved May 27, 1907. 



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CHAPTER 5658. 

Session Laws of 1907. 

AN ACT to Eegulate the Salaries of County Superin- 
tendents of Public Listruction. 

Be it Enacted ty the Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. That the salaries of County Superin- 
tendents of Public Listruction be based upon the to- 
tal annual receipts of each county, for school pur- 
poses, including special school district taxes, and ex- 
cepting borrowed money, as follows: In counties 
where the receipts are less than $14,000.00, the sal- 
ary shall be not less than $50.00 per month; in coun- 
ties where the receipts are more than $14,000.00 and 
less than $20,000.00, the salary shall be not less than 
$75.00 per month ; in counties where the receipts are 
more than $20,000.00 and less than $40,000.00, the sal- 
ary shall be not less than $100.00 per month; in 
counties where the receipts are more than $40,000.00 
and less than $70,000.00, the salary shall be not less 
than $125.00 per month; in counties where the re- 
ceipts are more than $70,000.00 and less than $100,- 
000.00, the salary shall be not less than $150.00 per 
month ; in counties where the receipts are more than 
$100,000.00 and less than $120,000.00, the salary 
shall be not less than $175 . 00 per month ; in counties 
where the receipts are more than $120,000.00 and less 
than $200,000.00, the salary shall be not less than 
$200.00 per month. 

Sec. 2. This act shall go into effect on July 1st, 
1907. 

Approved June 3, 1907. 



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CHAPTER 5881. 

Session Laws of 1909. 

AN ACT Requiring Teachers' Summer Training 
Schools and Making Appropriations Therefor. 

Whereas, The value of the public school system is 
measured by the character of the teachers em- 
ployed; and 

Whereas, Teachers' Summer Training Schools are 
recognized as among the most potent means of im- 
proving teachers, and as being the form of normal 
instruction which reaches the largest number of 
teachers, and hence whose benefits are most wide- 
spread; therefore — 

Be it Enaoted l)y the Legislature of the Staie of Florida : 

Section 1. That the sum of four thousand dollars 
for the year 1909, and four thousand dollars for the 
year 1910, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 
be and the same is hereby appropriated for the pur- 
pose of maintaining such Teachers' and Summer 
Training Schools, provided impartially for teachers 
of both races, at the location of the University of 
the State of Florida, and the Florida Female College, 
for white teachers, and at the location of the Colored 
Normal School for colored teachers. These schools 
to be taught by such instructors as the State Super- 
intendent of Public Instruction may appoint, and to 
be held at such times as he may designate. 

Sec. 2. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to 
draw warrants upon the requisition of the State Su- 
perintendent of Public Instruction, out of any funds 
in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the 
amounts appropriated in Section 1 of this Act. 



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Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the State Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction to submit a report to 
the next General Assembly showing the number and 
location of schools conducted by means of this ap- 
propriation, the number of teachers attending each 
by race and sex, the conductors of each school with 
number of days' service rendered by each, and the 
amount paid each; and to submit vouchers for every 
dollar paid out from this fund. 

Sec. 4. All laws in conflict with this Act are 
hereby repealed. 

Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its passage 
and approval by the Governor. 
Approved May 22, 1909. 



CHAPTEE 5924. 

AN ACT Changing the Name of the Florida Female 
College. 

Be it Enaoted hy the Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. That the Florida Female College as at 
present defined by law be and is hereby changed to 
and shall be known as the Florida State College for 
Women. 

Sec. 2. This Act shall go into effecrt immediately 
upon its passage and approval by the Governor. 
Approved May 22, 1909. 



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CHAPTER 5925. 

ANf ACT Changing the Name of the Colored Normal 
School. 

Be it Endcted hy the Legislature of the Stwte of Florida: 

Section 1. That the Colored Normal School as at 
present defined by law be and is hereby changed to 
and shall be known as the Florida Agricultural and 
Mechanical College for Negroes. 

Sec. 2. This act shall go into effect immediately 
upon its passage and approval by the Governor. 

Approved May 22, 1909. 



CHAPTER 5926. 

AN ACT Changing the Name of the University of 
the State of Florida. 

Be it Enact&d "by the Legislature of the Sta\te of Florida: 

Sedtion 1. That the University of the State of 
Florida as at present defined by law be and is hereby 
changed to and shall be known as the University of 
Florida. 

Sec. 2. This Act shall go into effect immediately 
upon its passage and approval by the Governor. 

Approved May 22, 1909. 



AN ACT Changing the Name of the Institute for the 
Blind, Deaf and Dumb. 

Be it Enaoted hy the LiegisMture of the State of Florida : 
Sectian 1. That the Institute for the Blind, Deaf 



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and Dumb as at present defined by law be and is 
hereby changed to and shall be known as the Florida 
School for the Deaf and the Blind. 

Sec. 2. This Act shall go into effect immediately 
upon its passage and approval by the Governor. 
Approved May 22, 1909. 



CHAPTEE 5937. 

AN ACT Requiring Proper Fire Protection for 
Teachers and Students of Public Schools, Prescrib- 
ing the Means for Such Protection, and Prescrib- 
ing Penalties for Not Constructing, Litroducing 
and Maintaining the Means for Such Protection. 

Be it Enacted ty the Legislature of the State, of Florida : 

Section 1. That all public school buildings with- 
in the State of Florida, of two or more stories in 
height, the story or stories of which shall be used for 
public school purposes, shall be provided with ade- 
quate stairways, or fire escapes for egress in case 
of fire. 

Sec. 2. The number of such stairways or fire es- 
capes, and their location, material and construction, 
shall be as designated and prescribed by the Board 
of Public Listruction of the county in which said 
school building or buildings shall be located. 

Sec. 3. The Board of Public Listruction of each 
of the counties of the State of Florida shall, on or 
before October 1st, 1909, or as soon thereafter as 
may be practicable, have constructed the stairways 
or fire escapes hereinbefore described, and shall at 
all times keep or have the same kept in perfect or- 
der. 



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Sec. 4. That all the outer doors of any public 
school building, where there shall be two or more 
rooms, shall be so hung that when they are opened 
they will swing to the outside. 

Sec. 5. The Board of Public Instruction for- the 
several counties of the State of Florida shall, on or 
before October 1st, 1909, or as soon thereafter as 
may be practicable, have the doors of said school 
buildings changed, if necessary, to comply with the 
provisions of Section 4 of this Act. 

Sec. 6. The Superintendent of Public Instruction 
of the State of Florida shall, on or before October 
1st, 1909, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, 
formulate and prescribe tactics of instruction for 
fire drills for all the public schools of the State of 
Florida, and each teacher teaching in such school 
shall be provided with a copy of such tactics, and it 
shall be the duty of each and every of such teachers 
to instruct the students of their respective schools in 
such fire drills as prescribed by the State Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction. 

Sec. 7. Any teacher or officer mentioned in this 
Act who shall fail or refuse to comply with the pro- 
visions hereof shall be removed from his position or 
office. 

Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect from its passage 
and approval by the Governor. 

Approved June 4, 1909. 



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CHAPTER 5938. 

AN ACT Providing for and Requiring the Teaching 
of the Elementary Principles of Agriculture and 
the Elements of Civil Government in All the Com- 
mon Schools of the State of Florida; to Provide 
a Penalty in Case Any County Board of Education 
Fails to Provide for the Teaching of the Same, and 
Requiring All Teachers to Stand a Satisfactory 
Examination Upon Said Subjects. 

Be it Enacted 'by tlie Legislature of the State of Florida-. 

Section 1. That the elementary principles of Ag- 
riculture and the elements of Civil Government be 
included in the branches of study taught in the com- 
mon and public schools of the State of Florida, and 
shall be studied and taught as thoroughly and in 
the same manner as other like required branches 
are studied and taught in said schools. 

Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the County 
School Board of Education of the several counties 
of the State to prescribe and require that the teach- 
ers throughout their counties respectively, teach the 
elementary principles of Agriculture, and the Ele- 
ments of Civil Government, in the same manner as 
other like required branches are studied and taught 
in said schools. 

Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of all examining 
boards in this State in prescribing examinations for 
teachers in the public schools, to require them tO' 
stand a satisfactory examination in the elementary 

principles of Agriculture, and the elements of Civil 
Government, tlie same as upon any other subjects 
tauglit in said schools. 

Sec. 4. That any person who fails or neglects to 

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98 SCHOOL LAWS. ' 

comply with the foregoing provisions of Sections 1, 
2 aiid 3, when the requirements of said provisions 
^PPly, to him, shall be guilty of negligence of Ms 
duty and subject to removal by the proper authority 
for such failure to comply with said law. 

Sec. 5. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict 
herewith is hereby repealed. 
Approved June 7, 1909. 



CHAPTEE 5962, 

AN ACT Eequiring Tax Assessors to Furnish to the 
Boards of Public Instruction of Their Respective 
Counties a List Showing the Total Amount of 
Special District Taxes Assessed in the Several 
Special School Districts. 

Se it Enacted hy the Legislature of the State of Florida : 

Section 1. That it shall be the duty of the County 
tTax Assessors to furnish to the Boards of Public In- 
struction of their respective counties on or before 
the first day of October of each year the total 
amount of special district school tax assessed in each 
and every special tax school district. 

Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage 
and approval by the Governor. 
Approved June 4, 1909. 



REGULATIONS AND FORMS 

PRESCRIBED BY THE 

State Board of Education. 



Department of Public InstmctioiL 

In compliance with the provisions of Section 2, 
Paragraphs 1 and 7, the following Regulations 
Instructions and Forms have been prescribed by the 
State Board of Education for the use and guidance 
of school officers and teachers. 



REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 

General. 

Regulation 1. Eligibility to School Office. — ^Per- 
sons to be eligible to school offices or positions must 
be of good moral character, temperate, upright, re- 
sponsible, competent and in full sympathy with th« 
j)ublic educational system of the State. 

Reg. 2. Force of Regulations. — ^All Rules and 
Regulations prescribed by County Boards of Public 
Instruction not at variance with the Statutes or the 
Regulations and Instructions of the State Board of 
Education, shall have the full force and effect of law, 
and must be respected accordingly. 



100 REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 

Reg. 3. Use of Blanks. — County school officers 
and teachers shall in all cases use the blanks, forms, 
registers, etc., prescribed and furnished by the State 
Department. 

COUNTY BOARDS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

Reg. 4. To Be Commissioned. — Members of Coun- 
ty Boards of Public instruction before assuming th© 
office, must be commissioned. 

Reg. 5. To Hold Regular Meetings. — County 
Boards of Public Instruction shall hold regular meet- 
ings, at least monthly, during the session of schools, 
when they shall examine carefully all teachers' re- 
ports, issue warrants, hear reports of the County Su- 
perintendent and transact other business. 

Reg. 6. When to Issue Warrants. — County 
Boards of Public Instruction shall not issue a war- 
rant to any teacher, until the monthly report of said 
teacher, on which the warrant is based, be made in 
conformity with the blanks furnished, and in com- 
pliance with the directions given in the Teacher's 
Register. 

Reg. 7. When to Contract With Teachers. — Coun- 
ty Boards of Public lustruction shall not contract 
with any person to teach a school who does not hold 
a Teacher's Certificate, unimpaired by suspension, 
revocation or limitation, and granted in accordance 
with law. Nor shall any person be entitled to com- 
pensation from the public fund until he has been 
employed and contracted with by the County School 
Board. 

Reg. 8. To Assign Teachers.— It is the duty of 
County Boards of Public Instruction to select, as- 
sign and contract with teachers. This duty can in 
no case be delegated to Supervisors or patrons; but 



REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 101 

the Supervisor or Trustees may report to the County 
Board, for its consideration, the names of such teach- 
ers as are best suited to the requirements of the 
ichool and most satisfactory to the patrons. 

Reg-. 9. When to Assign Teachers. — County 
Boards of Public Instruction shall, at the first regu- 
lar meeting after the June examination in each year, 
proceed to assign teachers to schools for the ensuing 
scholastic year, selecting first from the list of teach- 
ers those holding State or County Certificates. Sala- 
ries may be fixed and contracts entered into at a 
subsequent meeting. After the September examina- 
tion, all vacancies that exist shall be filled in like 
manner. 

Reg. 10. To Avoid Favoritism. — The State Board 
of Education earnestly admonishes County Boards of 
Public Instruction to exercise great caution in the 
employment of teachers, that they may not subject 
themselves to the charge of being influenced by per- 
sonal or political favoritism, sectarianism, or by ties 
of relationship. 

Reg. 11. To Prescribe Uniform Course of Study. 

• — The State Board of Education calls the special at- 
tention of County Boards of Public Instruction to 
the duty of prescribing a uniform course of study for 
their schools, and grading the same, as provided in 
the General Statutes. 

Reg. 12. To Print Rules and Regulations, Etc. — 
The State Board of Education recommends the adop- 
tion by County Boards of a system of rules and reg- 
ulations for their guidance and for the government 
of schools, teachers, and pupils. Such rules and reg- 
ulations, together with the prescribed course of 
study, should be printed in pamphlet form and 
copies of the same filed in the office of the State D»- 



102 REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 

partment. The State Superintendent shall, upon re- 
quest, furnish a copy of such pamphlet to other 
County Boards. 

Reg. 13. Arbor Day. — The State Board of Educa- 
tion names the first Friday of February of each year 
as Arbor Day, which shall not be observed as a holi- 
day, but shall be devoted to the planting of trees on 
school grounds or other appropriate public places, 
together with suitable exercises, lesson or lectures 
designed to interest and instruct the children in the 
care and cultivation of trees. No teacher should be, 
allowed compensation for Arbor Day, unless a pre- 
scribed number of trees has been properly planted 
and securely protected against injury. 

Reg. 14. May Require Tuition Fees. — County 
Boards of Public Instruction should adopt a regula- 
tion requiring pupils from other States, or from 
other counties, to pay a specified tuition fee to the 
•teacher, to be by him paid to the County Superinten- 
dent, and reported by the latter to the County Board. 

Reg. 15. To Observe 3 Mile Limit. — The attention 
of County Boards of Public Instruction is called to 
the fact that the law expressly prohibits the estab 
lishing of schools, for the same race, nearer than 
three miles of each other, unless made necessary by 
local geographical features. Where this law has 
been violated in the past, it is the duty of County 
Boards to proceed as speedily as consistent with 
the interest of all concerned, to combine two or more 
schools into one, when practicable, or otherwise re- 
arrange them so as to conform to the provisions of 
the General Statutes. 

Reg. 16. To District Counties. — County Boards 
of Public Instruction are directed and enjoined to 
subdivide their respective counties into convenient 



REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 103 

and permanent school districts, for each race sepa- 
rately, and to keep a record of each district by name, 
by number, and by description of lands contained 
therein (or by boundaries) in order that specific 
knowledge may be had as to the metes and bounds of 
each school district. It shall be the duty of said 
Boards to furnish each Supervisor or Board of Trus- 
tees with a proper description of the territory em- 
braced within his jurisdiction. 

Reg. 17. To Restrict School Attendance to Proper 
District. — It shall be the duty of each County Board 
to adopt necessary regulations to restrict the attend- 
ance of pupils to the school within their own dis- 
trict, except as the Board may by special permit or 
by regulation allow attendance elsewhere ; Provided, 
All pupils of the county, qualified therefor, may at- 
tend the county high school. 

Reg. 18. Not to Contract for a Term Beyond the 
Life of a Certificate. — County Boards of Public In- 
struction shall not enter into a contract with any 
teacher for a term of service extending beyond the 
life of the certificate held by the teacher. 

Reg. 19. To Remove Trustees and Appoint. — 
County Boards of Public Instruction shall have the 
authority to remove any member of a Board of Trus- 
tees of a special tax school district who fails to dis- 
charge his duty. 

All vacancies in Boards of Trustees shall be filled 
for the unexpired term by the County Board of Pub- 
lic Instruction upon nomination by the patrons of 
the school. 

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN- 
STRUCTION. 

Reg. 20. When to Make Annual Report.— The 

County Superintendent of Public Instruction in each 



104 REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 

county shall, not later than the fifteenth day of July 
each year, prepare and forward to the State Super- 
intendent an annual report, in conformity with 
blanks and instructions sent out from the State De- 
partment. 

Reg. 21. Notice of Examinations. — The County 
Superintendent shall give ample notice before every 
county examination of the time and place thereof. 

Reg. 22. May Appoint Assistants. — ^In case sep- 
arate places are necessary to be provided for the ex- 
amination of white and negro teachers, the County 
Superintendents are authorized to appoint compe- 
tent assitants to conduct the examinations, but he 
shall be responsible for the official acts of said as- 
sistants. 

Reg. 23. To Require Endorsement of Character. — 
County Superintendents are directed to furnish the 
proper blanks, and to see that applicants for exami- 
nation file endorsement of good moral character be- 
fore admitting. 

Reg. 24. When to Appoint Teachers. — In case a 
vacancy should occur in the teaching force of any 
school between the regular meetings of the Board, 
the County Superintendent is authorized to fill the 
same, subject to the ratification of the Board at its 
next regular meeting. 

SUPERVISORS AND TRUSTEES. 

Reg. 25. How Governed. — School Supervisors shall 
be governed in the general discharge of their duties 
by the directions and the Rules and Regulations of 
the County Board of Public Instruction. 

Reg. 26. Powers Defined. — The office of Super- 
visor or Trustee is not one of control, but of super- 
vision only. Schools while in session are under the 



REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 105 

immediate control of the County Board of Public In- 
struction. But in case of emergency the County Su- 
perintendent may suspend or close a school, subject 
to the action of the Board at its next meeting. 

Reg. 27. Discretionary Powers of County Super- 
intendent. — The patrons should recommend to the 
County Superintendent suitable persons for Super- 
visors (Sec. 40. Par 3d) ; but the County Superin- 
tendent may exercise some discretion in nominating 
such to the Board of Public Instruction for appoint- 
ment (Sec. 44, Par. 5th). 

Reg. 28. Trustees Supersede Supervisors. — The 

position of Supervisor is superseded by a Board of 
Trustees, when a school district becomes a special 
tax district. The duties prescribed for Supervisor 
shall then be performed by the Trustees. 

TF.ACHERS. 

Reg. 29. Primary Duties of Teachers. — Before 
beginning a school a teacher must exhibit to the 
County Superintendent a certificate unimpaired by 
suspension, revocation or limitation, enter into a 
contract, procure a register and all necessary blanks. 
He must keep his register in accordance with the 
printed directions therein, and must make out his 
monthly reports in strict conformity to the blanks 
furnished. 

Reg. 30. Corporal Punishment. — Teachers are no- 
tified that there is nothing in the school laws of the 
State prohibiting the infliction of corporal punish- 
ment when in their judgment it is necessary; Provid- 
ed, however, That such punishment shall not be un- 
necessarily severe. 



106 REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 

TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES. 

Reg. 31. Prerequisites for State Certificate. — Ap- 
plicants for examination for State certificates must 
file written evidence of having tanght at least twen- 
ty-four (24) montlis in all, eight (8) months of whicli 
time mnst be shown to have been taught successfully 
under a first grade certificate obtained in this State. 

Reg. 32. For Life Certificate. — An applicant for 
any life certificate must present endorsements in 
conformity to law, and in accordance with the blanks 
furnished by the State Superintendent. 



Regulations of the State Board of Education 



REGARDING HIGH SCHOOLS AND RURAL 
GRADED SCHOOLS. 



Regulation 1. The official course of study is ap- 
proved and will be required of all schools receiving 
State aid. 

Reg. 2. To be recognized as high schools within 
the intent of this act, the Board will require — 

(a) That the teachers employed to give instruction 
therein shall be competent to teach the subjects re- 
quired by the official course of study, and no school 
will be granted aid unless such teachers are pro- 
vided. While it is not now practicable to require 
all such teachers to hold State Certificates, it is rec- 
ommended that preference always be given by 
Boards to the holders of such certificates. 

(b) A junior high school must have at least five 
pupils in the two grades. A senior high school must 
have at least three or more pupils in one or both 
senior high school grades in addition to the five or 
more in the junior high school grades. 

(c) High schools must be under the control of the 
County Board, but this does not exclude the advisory 
control accorded by law to special tax district trus- 
tees. 

(d) The high school principal may also be princi- 
pal of an elementary school, where the two are com- 
bined into one, consisting of ten or twelve grades. 



108 REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 

but otherwise the schools must be independentlj or- 
ganized, i. e., the high school grades may not be 
absorbed into any private, sectarian or State insti- 
tution. Pupils enrolled in any private, sectarian 
or State educational institution must not be counted 
in a high school for purposes of securing State aid. 

Reg. 3. Rural graded schools must be three or 
more miles from any town or city of more than 500 
inhabitants, but may be located within, or as near as 
may be desired, to any town of less than 500 inhabi- 
tants. 

Reg. 4. In determining the population the Board 
will ordinarily consider the latest official census of 
permanent citizens. The Board reserves the right 
to consider the school district as constituting the 
town in the intent of the law. 

Reg. 5. The Board construes the legal require- 
ment for "two or more qualified teachers" as fol- 
lows: 

(a) There must be two or more teachers separately 
elected, contracted with and paid by the County 
Board. 

(b) Each teacher must be legally licensed accord- 
ing to the certification laws. 

(c) The principal of a graded school must hold a 
first grade or State or Life Certificate. Aged teach- 
ers ' certificates shall not be legal except for primary 
or intermediate grades, 

Reg. 6. Aid will not be granted any school until 
the County Board shall have appropriated for such 
school an amount which will, with the State aid 
applied for, maintain the school for eight months or 
longer. 

If the State shall, upon investigation, decline to 
grant aid to any school, it will not be required of the 



REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 109 

County Board to maintain such school for the full 
term originally provided for. 

Reg. 7. The Board reserves the right to reject, 
without investigation, any application for State aid, 
if the requirements of the Board, as to form of ap- 
plication, are not complied with. Questions must 
be answered directly and without equivocation and 
all information required must be given. Any eva- 
sion will be considered as an admission that satis- 
factory answer cannot be given, and the Board will 
presume that it is not just to other schools of the 
State to require investigation of those schools not 
making satisfactory application. 

Reg. 8. Application should be made as early as 
practicable and can not be received after January 
1st. 

Reg. 9. Section 13 of this Act is construed to 
prohibit schools receiving aid twice by dividing into 
parts, changing of name or other subterfuge, that 
is, no school can receive aid both as a Rural Graded 
School and as a High School. 

The Board, however, recommends the establish- 
ment of high school grades in connection with rural 
schools wherever the population of the district or 
the possibilities of transporting pupils make such 
action practicable. Such schools may receive aid as 
high schools but not as both. 

Reg. 10. The State Board and the State Super- 
intendent reserve the right to make any investiga- 
tion and in any manner they may deem necessary. 

Reg. 11. That the Board will adhere strictly to 
the regulation that aid be given no school making 
an average attendance of less than fifty (50) pupils. 

Reg. 12. That State aid will be granted no school 
unless the building in which it is taught is owned 



110 REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 

by tlie school authorities in fee simple and contains 
at least two good recitation rooms. 

R^. 13. That State aid will not be granted after 
July 1st, 1904, to any school unless every teacher 
therein holds a legal and unexpired certificate issued 
in Florida; the certificate of the principal of a high 
school must be of such grade as to show that he 
himself is qualified to teach any subject in the high 
school course of study; the principal of a rural 
graded school shall be required to hold at least a 
first grade certificate. 

Reg. 14. That aid granted to each school be ap- 
plied exclusively to that school by the County Board 
of Public Instruction. 



LIST OF FORMS 

Prescribed and Used in the 

Educational Department 



FOEMS USED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUB- 
LIC INSTRUCTION. 

No. 1. Report of the Organization of County 
Board of Public Instruction. - 

2. Recommendation of School Supervisor. 

3. Appointment of School Supervisor. 

4. Acceptance of Appointment as School Su- 

pervisor. 

5. Notice of Election of School Trustees. 

6. Commission of a School Trustee. 

7. Acceptance of a School Trustee. 

8. Itemized estimate of School Trustees. 

9. Endorsement of applicant for examination 

for county certificate. 

10. Testimonial of applicant for examination 

for Primary Certificate. 

11. Testimonial of applicant for examination 

for special certificate. 

12. Application for examination for State cer- 

tificate. 

13. Endorsement for State Life Certificate. 

14. Application for life extension of primary 

certificate. 

15. Application for life extension of first grade 

certificate. 



112 LIST OF FORMS. 

16. Application for first grade life certificate. 

17. Teacher's character certificate. 

18. Teacher's third grade certificate. 

19. Teacher's second grade certificate. 

20. Teacher's first grade certificate. 

21. Teacher's primary certificate. 

22. Teacher's special certificate. 

23. Teacher's State certificate. 

24. Life extension of first grade certificate. 

25. First grade life certificate. 

26. Teacher's State life certificate. 

27. Endorsement for primary certificate. 

28. Suspension or revocation of teacher's cer- 

tificate. 

29. Award of Board of Public Instruction on 

charges against a teacher, on appeal. 

30. Contract with teacher. 

31. Teacher's monthh" report. 

32. Teacher's final report. 

33. Notice of suspension of pupil by teacher. 

34. Notice of special meeting of County Board 

of Public Instruction. 

35. Warrant on Treasurer of County Board of 

Public Instruction. 

36. Notice to County Superintendent of appor- 

tionment of school funds. 

37. Certificate to Comptroller as to name of 

County Treasurer. 

38. Requisition upon Comptroller for appor- 

tionment. 

39. Deed by husband and wife to school prop- 

erty. 

40. Contract for building school house. 

(The following blanks are omitted in this 
compilation because of length:) 

41. Monthly reports of County Superintendent 

and Tax Collector of poll taxes. 



LIST OF FORMS. 113 

42. Itemized estimate of County Board of Pub- 

lic Instruction. 

43. Monthly financial statement of County 

Board of Public Instruction. 

44. Standard course of study for public high 

schools. 

45. Annual report of County Superintendent, 

46. Teacher's daily register (for 60, 100, or 200 

pupils). 



8 S^L 



KORiyns. 



No. 1. 

,190.... 

Report of the Organization of County Board of Pub- 
lic Instruction. 

County of , State of Florida. 

, Florida. 

The members of the Board of Public Instruction 

of County, elected on the 

day of November, A. D. 190 . . , were : Mr 

of (P. 0.) , residing in and for 

School Board District No. 1 ; Mr , 

of , , residing in and for School 

Board District No. 2; Mr , of 

. - , residing in and for School Board 

District No. 3. Of these, Messrs 

and , having met on the above date 

in the office of the County Superintendent of Public 
Instruction, and each for himself, having presented 
his commission as a member of said Board of Pub- 
lic Instruction for the term of two years from the 
first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, A. 
D. 190 . . , and until his successor is elected and quali- 
fied, proceeded to complete the organization of said 
Board, in compliance with Section 342 General Stat- 
utes of Florida, as follows: 



FORMS. 115 

On motion of Mr , seconded by Mr. 

, Mr was elected to be 

Chairman of said Board of Public Instruction for 
the County of , State of Florida. 

Mr , holding commission as County 

Superintendent of Public Instruction for the ensuing 

, years, appeared in person at said meeting, 

and assumed his duties as Secretary of said Board, 
as provided by law. The Board thus organized then 

fixed on after of each 

month as the day for holding its regular meetings. 



Chairman. 

Attest : 

County Superintendent and ex-officio Secretary. 

STATE OF FLORIDA, 

County of 

Before me, a , personally appeared 

and , both to me 

known, who being each duly sworn, say that the 
above and foregoing account of the proceedings of 
the organization of the Board of Public Instruc- 
tion for the County of , State of 

Florida, is correct, and a true copy of the original 
as recorded in their book of minutes. 



1 

Chairman. 



Secretary and County Superintendent. 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day 

of A. D. 190... 



1 16 FORMS. 

No. 2. 

Recomifiendation of School Supervisor. 

(P. 0.) Fla. 

, 190.. 

To. 

Coiint)^ Supt. Pub. Instruction. 

Sir: — ^Five days' notice of the time, place and pur- 
pose of the meeting having been given by the Super- 
visor, the patrons of school No , at , 

met and organized by the election of the undersigned 
as Chairman and Secretary. 

After ballot of the patrons only, it was found that 
a majority favored the appointment of Mr. (or Mrs.) 

,of (P.O.), as 

Supervisor of said school. We hereby indorse 

as a person of good moral charac- 
ter, temperate, upright, responsible, possessing a 
fair education, and as one who will perform tht 
duties of the office impartially and faithfully. 



Chairman. 
Secretary. 



No. 3. 
Appamtment of School Supervisor. 

Office of Board of Public Instruction, 

County of , 

,Fla 190.. 

To 



Sir ^or Madam) — Having been duly recommended 
and indorsed as a suitable person to act as Super- 



FORMS. 117 

visor of school No , situated at , 

at a meeting of the Board of Public Instruction held 
on the .... day of , 190 . . , you were ap- 
pointed accordingly (for four years, or to fill the un- 
expired term of ) , or during the 

faithful performance of the duties of the office. 

Blank form of acceptance herewith inclosed must 
be signed and returned within ten (10) days, or the 
appointment will be considered rejected. 
Very respectfully, 



Secretary and County Superintendent. 



No. 4. 
Acceptance of Appointment of School Supervisor. 

,Fla., 

,190.. 

To , 

Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 
Sir — I hereby accept the appointment as School 

Supervisor for School No , situated at 

, and pledge myself to perform all the duties 

of the office faithfully and impartially. 

Very respectfully, 



No. 5. 

Notice of Election of School Trustees. 

County of. , 190.. 

State of Florida. 

To 

Co. Supt. and Sec. Board Pub. Inst. 
Sir — Whereas, At an election, notice of which was 



118 



FORMS. 



given as required by law for four consecutive weeks, 
ordered by the County Board of Public Instruction, 

and held on the day of , A. D. 

190 . . , to determine whether the territory fully de- 
scribed in a petition presented to said Board shall 
be a special tax school district, and for the election 
of three Trustees therefor, and to determine the mill- 
age to be assessed and collected annually during the 
succeeding two years, a majority of the electors, resi- 
dent in said territory and qualified according to 
law, did vote to create such special tax school dis- 
trict and the district is established; therefore, we, 
the undersigned inspectors of said election, do rec- 
ommend as entitled to receive commissions as Trus- 
tees of said special tax school district No , and 

otherwise known as school dis- 
trict, the three persons named below, having re- 
ceived the highest number of votes cast for Trustees 
at said election. 



Names. 



Post-Office. 



IRigned. 



Inspectors of Election. 



FORMS. 119 

No. 6. 

Commission of a School Trustee. 

Office of the Board of Public Instruction, 
State of Florida, County of ........... 

, ,19.... 

To , 

,Fla. 

Having been duly elected, on the .... day of .... 

, A. D. 19 . . . , to be a member of the Board 

of Trustees in and for special tax school district No. 

. . . . , otherwise known .... as School 

District, for the term of two years and until your 
successor is elected and qualified according to law, 
you are hereby commissioned to act as Trustee for 
said special tax school district during the faithful 
and valuable performance of the duties which the 
position devolves upon you — not to exceed two years, 
except as provided herein. 

A blank form of acceptance is herewith inclosed, 
which please fill out and return within ten (10) days, 
or the position will be declared vacant and filled by 
appointment. 

By order of the County Board of Public Instruc- 
tion. 



Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 



X?0 FORMS. 

No. 7. 

Acceptance af a Scnooi Trustee. 

County of , 

(P.O.), ,19.... 

To 

Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 

Sir — ^I have received your letter of 

inclosing commission of the Board of Public Instruc- 
tion of this county as Trustee of special tax school 

district No , called School 

District. 

I hereby accept this position and pledge myself to 
perform its duties impartially and faithfully. 
Very respectfully, 



No. 8. 

i -■ - \ 

Itemized Estimate by School Trustees, n 

State of Florida, 

Special Tax District No , 

County of 

(P. 0.), ,19.... 

To 

Chairman and Members Bd. of Com. 
Sirs — In compliance with the law, the School Trus- 
tees of Special Tax School District No , known 

as District, hereby submit the fol- 
lowing itemized estimate of school funds necessary 
to be levied as a special tax for the school year begin- 
ning July 1st, 19 .... , prorated to schools and for 
purposes specified as follows: 



For School. i No. | 


No. 1 


No. i No. 1 No. 1 No. 


I^or rPDnirs . . 1 . . 




! 1 1 
i 1 1 


For rent of schoQlj 
building i . . . . 




• i 1 1 

....],...! 1. . . . 


For insurance ... . ! ... 




.... 1 .... 1 .... 1 ... . 

(■ 1 1 


^k^r scliool lihrarv 1 




1 


For text books 1 . . . . 




I 


For salaries of teach-| 
ers I . . . . 




1 I .1 


For incidental ex-| 
penses i . . . . 




......... j .... 1 . . 


For school furniture ..!.... 




1 ! ' 

' ! 1 

.... 1 ........ 1 


For all other school | 
purposes . ....!.... 


• 


.... ^ .... 1 .... I ... . 




1 .- \ ■ :]■ 1 1 


Totals l$...|$...i$...l$...|$...|$... 



The following is a complete statement of all the 
railroad and telegraph lines located within the said 
Special Tax School District : 

Belonging to R. R. Co. ; miles main 

track, miles side tracks, etc. 

Belonging to R. R. Co. ; miles main 

track, miles side tracks, etc. 

Belonging to Telegraph Co. ; miles 

one wire, miles wires. 

Belonging to ; miles 

one wire, miles wires. 

We hereby certify that at an election held in said 
Special Tax School District on the .... day of 



122 FORMS. 

, 19 . . . . , it was determined by a majority of 

those voting that a special tax of .... mills should 
be assessed and collected annually during the suc- 
ceeding two years for school purposes, on the prop- 
erty of the Special Tax School District, bounded as 

follows : Beginning at northeast corner 

then run west along to 

thence south along to 

thence east along to 

thence north along to 

and your honorable body is hereby 
requested to make the above levy. 
(Signed) 



starting point 



Trustees. 

A copy of the above must be filed with the Clerk 
of the Board of County Commissioners, one with 
the Comptroller of the State, and one with the Coun- 
ty Board of Public Instruction. 



No. 9. 



Indorsement of Applicant for Examination for Coun- 
ty Certificate. 

,Fla., 

....,19.... 

To , 

Co. Supt. Pub. Inst 

Sir — This is to certify that we have been person- 
ally acquainted with the bearer, , for 

years and commend .... to you as a per- 



FORMS. 123 

son of good moral character, and addicted to no 

habits that could unfit or disqualify for the 

position of teacher. 

Very respectfully, 



No. 10. 



Testimonial of Applicant for Examination for Pri- 
mary Certificate. 



.., Fla. 
190.. 



To Hon , 

State Supt. Pub. Inst. 

Sir — Being personally acquainted with M 

and knowing (1) that she is a lady of good 

health, cheerful disposition, possessing an innate 
love for children and tact in governing them; (2) 

that she has received years special instruction 

in primary methods and practical teaching in 

Normal School, or equivalent instruction at 

; (3) that she has had years (three 

required if she has had normal school instruction; 
five, if without same) successful experience in teach- 
ing in primary departments in the schools of Flori- 
da; (4) that she is a person of excellent character, 
possessing peculiar fitness for successfully teaching 
and managing small children, as evidenced by her 
work in the Primary Department of the school at 
, in the year ; 



124 FORMS. 

Therefore, the undersigned indorse the said appli- 
cant for examination for a Teacher's Primary Cer- 
tificate. * 

Respectfully, 

, County Superintendent. 

, Chn. Bd. Pub. Instruction. 

, Principal of School. 

(Of school where she last taught.) 

, County Superintendent. 

, Chn. Bd. Pub. Instruction. 

, Principal of School. 

(Of school taught next previous to the last.) 



No. 11. 



Testimonial of Applicant for Examination for Spe- 
cial Certificate. 

,Fla., 

, 190.. 

Hon , 

State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Sir — Being well acquainted with M , 

and having personally inspected work in the 

school at , in the year 

,1 unhestitatingly indorse .... as a person of 

most excellent character, and especially successful as 

instructor of (name the. subjects or branches) 

; and in every respect worthy as 

a teacher and character-builder of youth. 
Respectfully, 



(Give post-office address and official position.) 



FORMS. i25 

No. 12. 

Application far Examination for State Certificate. 

,Fla., 

,190.. 

Hon 7 

State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 
Sir_We, the undersigned, have been personally 

well acquainted with M for the past 

twenty-four months, and cheerfully testify to 

good character and success as a teacher. We know 

of our own knowledge that has taught for 

eight months under a First Grade Certificate ob- 
tained in Florida, and that was eminently 

successful, both as a disciplinarian and preceptor; 
therefore, we commend to yon for examina- 
tion for a State certificate. 
Respectfully, 



Co. Supt. under whom last 8 months was taught in 
Florida. 



(Give postoffice address and official position.) 



No. 13. 

Indorsement for State Life Certificate. 

,Fla., 

,190.. 

Hon • • •• ' 

State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

gii._We, the undersigned, each of ns the holder of 
a State Life Certificate granted in accordance witli 



126 FORMS. 

the Laws of Florida, being well and personally ac- 
quainted with the character and work of M 

, a holder of a State Certificate issued since 

January 1st, A. D. 1894, and knowing that 

has successfully done High School or College teach- 
ing in this State for a period of thirty months under 
a State Certificate; and having personally observed 

methods and noted success, both in the 

matter of instruction and discipline; we do hereby 
indorse ...... as a person possessing eminent ability 

in teaching and school government, and worthy and 
well qualified in every respect to receive a Teacher's 
State Life Certificate. 

Eespectfully, 
(Give post-office address and official position.) 



No. 14. 



Application for Life Extension of Primary 
Certificate. 

,Fla., 

,190.. 

Hon , 

State Superintendent of Public Listruction. 

Sir — ^Application is hereby made for indorsement 
of my Primary Certificate, thereby making it valid 
perpetually. This certificate was issued by Hon. 

, State Superintendent of Public 

Instruction, on the ...... day of 190 . . ; 

and I have taught successfully under it for four 



FORMS. 127 

years of eight months each, as evidenced by the 
testimonials and official signatures attached below. 
Respectfully, 

Hon > 

State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

I cheerfully commend M. as an 

eminently successful primary teacher, and worthy 
that her present Primary Certificate be indorsed by 
you and given perpetual validity. 

She taught under my supervision eight months of 
each of the years 190. ., 190. ., and 190. ., in the 

graded school. 

» 

Supt. Pub. Inst County. 

She taught under my supervision eight months of 
^ach of the years 190. ., 190. ., and 190. ., in the 

graded school. 

> 

Supt. Pub. Inst County. 

Xote.— Continue, so as to show where the teaching 
was done, and to get the indorsement of each County 
.Superintendent under whom done for four last years. 



No. 15. 



AppUcation for Life Extension of First Grade 
Certificate. 

,Fla., 

,190.. 

To ■-, 

County Supt. Pub. Instruction. 
Sir— Application is hereby made for indorsement 
.of my First Grade Teacher's Certificate, making it 



i'^^ FORMS. 

perpetually valid in this coiinty during ray life, 
unless revoked for catise, in accordance with the pro- 
visions of the law. 

Evidences of my eligibility for this extension are 
appended hereto, and I hereby certify of my own 
positive knowledge that each and every statement 
made hereinafter is correct and true in every par- 
ticular. 

Respectfully, 

• • • ? 

Sworn to and subscribed b«- 
(Seal of Official.) fore me this .... day of ... . 
190.. 



(The above pertificate must be signed and sworn 
to in the presence of an officer duly authorized to 
administer oaths.) 

Sworn Statements Submitted in Evidence. 

1. Enclosed herewith is an unexpired First Grade 

Teacher's Certificate, issued by County 

Superintendent of county, dated 

, A. D. 190 . . and bearing grades as 

follows: Orthography per cent., Reading, 

per cent.. Arithmetic per cent., English 

Grammar per cent.. United States History 

.... per cent.. Geography .... per cent., Physiol- 
ogy per cent., Agriculture per cent., 

Theory and Practice of Teaching .... per cent., Com- 
position .... per cent., Civil Government .... per 
cent., Algebra .... per cent., Physical Geography 
.... per cent., Average grade .... per cent. 

2. I have taught in Plbrida the i-equisite twenty 
years as follows: (Give the number of months taught 



FORMS. 12» 

and tlie place at which you taught each year. The 
year numbered representing only the year in whicli 
the terms began.) 

1880, at , in County, months. 

1881, at * . , in County, months, 

(Continue the years thus down to the present.) 

3. I have taught nine years in this State as shown 
above, under certificates issued since January 1st, 
A. D. 1894, and under the Laws of Florida, as showp 
below, as follows: 

Grade, dated 189 . . . , issued in 

Co., Average Grade .... per cent. 
Grade, dated 189 . . . , issued in 

Co., Average Grade .... per cent. 
Grade, dated 190 . . . , issued in 

Co., Average Grade .... per cent. 
Grade, dated 190. . ., issued in 

Co., Average Grade .... per cent. 

4. Attached hereto are certificates in the form 
prescribed by the State Department, attesting to 
my moral character, faithfulness and success as an 
instructor and disciplinarian, from the following 
persons : 

Name Occupation or Position. Post-office. 



5. If further examination be required, or if further 
evidence of my eligibility to life extension of my 
First Grade Certificate is desired, please notify me 
of the time and place of the examination, or what 
evidence is desired at the following address : 

Fia. 

y sL 



ISO FORMS. 

Note; — A regulation of the State Board of Educa- 
tion requires that this application be made in dupli- 
cate and one copy be filed with the State Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction. 



No. 16. 
Application for Life Certificate of First Grade. 

••• ,Fla., 

,190.. 

To ...., 

County Supt. Pub. Instruction, 

Fla. 

Sir — ^Application is hereby made for a First Grade 
Life Certificate, ''good in any part of the State and 
of perpetual validity in the county where such en- 
dorsement is made," (unless revoked for cause), in 
compliance with the provisions of the law. 

Evidences of my eligibility for this certificate are 
appended hereto, and I hereby certify of my own 
positive knowledge that each and every statement 
made hereinafter is correct and true in every par- 
ticular. 

Eespectfully, 

Sworn to and subscribed be- 

(i^eal of Official.) fore me this day of 

,190.. 

(The above certificate must be signed and sworn 
to in the presence of an officer authorized to admin- 
ister oaths.) 



FORMS. 131 

SWORN STATEMENTS SUBMITTED IN 
EVIDENCE. 

1. Enclosed herewitli are two First Grade Teach- 
er's Certificates, each issued by the County Superin- 
tendent given and bearing grades as follows: 

(a) The latest Certificate, issued by , 

County Superintendent of County, dated 

, 190. ., bearing grades as follows: Or- 
thography, .... per cent.; Reading, .... per cent.; 

Arithmetic, per cent. ; English Grammar, 

per cent; United States History, .... per cent.; 
Geography, .... per cent.; Physiology, .... per 
cent.; Agriculture, .... per cent.; Theory and Pra(V 

tice of Teaching, .... per cent.; Composition, 

per cent.; Civil Government, per cent.; Alge- 
bra, per cent.; Physical Geography, 

per cent. ; Average Grade per cent. 

(b) The Certificate before the last, issued by 

, County Superintendent of • • 

County, dated , 189 . . , bearing the follow- 
ing grades: Orthography, per cent.; Reading, 

per cent. ; Arithmetic, per cent.; English 

Grammar, per cent; United States History, 

per cent.; Geography, per cent.; Physiology, 

per cent.; Agriculture, per cent.; Theory 

and Practice of Teaching, per cent. ; Composi- 
tion, per cent. ; Civil Government, .... per 

cent.; Algebra, per cent; Physical Geography, 

.... per cent. ; Average Grade, per cent. 

2. I have taught school in this State for six years 
under First Grade Certificates, as follows: (Give 
the number of months taught and the place at which 
you taught each year. The year number represent- 
ing only the year in which the term began.) 



132 FORMg. 

1898, at , in Co., months. 

1899, at , in Co., months. 

1900, at , in Co., monthjs. 

1901, at , in C*^., months. 

1902, at , in Co., months. 

1903, at , in Co., months. 



No. 17. 

Teacher's Character Certificate. 

(To he filed with Applications for First Grade Life 
Certificate or Extensions.) 

(To he filed permanently in Office of County Super- 
intendent.) 

,Fla., 

,190.. 

I hereby certify that of my own personal and posi- 
tive knowledge that M has taught 

school at , in the County of , State 

of Florida, during all or a part of each of the follow- 
ing years: (Give dates here) 

I further certify that being (specify official 

position as Superintendent, Supervisor; or relation 
to school as patron, neighbor, etc.), I was in a posi- 
tion to know of the general success of teach- 
ing and discipline, and that I do know, that in both 

was uniformly and eminently faithful and 

successful. 

I further certify that I have known the above 

named teacher for years, and am familiar 

with personal and social life, and I am con- 
vinced that possesses good moral character 



FORMS. 133 

and lias no bad habits or traits of character which 

would interfere with the success of work as a 

teacher of children. 

I further certify that I believe is worthy of 

a lifelong permit to teach in this county without 
further examination and hereby recommend ...... 

for such permit. 



, Fia. 



Regulation of the State Board of Education, 
adopted November 17th, 1903: 

Ordered, '^That all applications for Life Exten- 
sion of First Grade Certificates, shall be made in du- 
plicate, and one copy filed by the applicant with the 
State Superintendent of Public Instruction when the 
other copy is filed with the County Superintendent 
of Public Instruction; also that each and every 
County Superintendent shall give immediate notice, 
on form prescribed, to the State Superintendent of 
every Life Extension given a First Grade Certificate 
and of every Life Grade Certificate by him issued." 



No. 18. 

Teacher's Third Grade Certificate. 

Note. — The different grades of Certificates are 
lithographed and issued in books of 100 each, with 
stubs. Stubs in all cases must be filled out as indi- 
cated. 



134 FORMS. 

STATE OF FLORIDA. 

No (Seal of State.) For 2 Years. 

Teacher's Certificate — Third Grade. 

To the Board of Public Instruction of .... County : 

This certifies that having presented the 

requisite endorsement of good moral character, and 
having been legally examined and found to possess 
the qualifications for a Third Grade Teacher, as pre- 
scribed in the Act to Provide for the Certification of 
Teachers and to Prescribe Eequirements for the Va- 
rious Grades of Certificates, is hereby authorized to 
contract with your Honorable Board to teach in the 

puublic schools of this county, for two years 

from this date. 

Given under my hand, this .... day of . . . . , 190 . . 



Supt. of Pub. Inst Co. 



Standing on examination. Scale 100: Orthography 
. . . . , Reading . . . . , Arithmetic . . . . , English Gram- 
mar . . . . , U. S. History . . . . , Geography . . . . , Physi- 
ology . . . ., Agriculture . . . ., Theory and Practice of 
Teaching . . . . , Composition . . . . , General Average. 



N. B. — No candidate can be awarded this certi- 
lieate who fails to make a general average of 60 per 
oent., or falls in any branch below 40 per cent. 

pt may be endorsed by any County Superinten- 
dent, and so endorsed becomes good for its un«x- 
pi?ed term in such county.) 



FORMS. • 135 

Form of Stub to Third Grade Certificate. 

No Date of issue , 190. . To 

Sex , Race , Age , Home P. ; 

Certificate expires 

Standing on examination, scale 100: (Same as m 
body of certificate.) 



No. 19. '■ 

IT 

Teacher's Second Grade Certificate. 
STATE OF FLORIDA. 

No (Seal of State.) For 4 Years. 

Teacher's Certificate — Second Grade. 
To the Board of Public Instruction County: 

This certifies that , having presented 

the requisite endorsement of good moral character, 
and having been legally examined and found to pos- 
sess the qualifications for a Second Grade Teacher, 
as prescribed in the Act to Provide for the Certifica- 
tion of Teachers, and to Prescribe Requirements for 
the Various Grades of Certificates, is hereby author- 
ized to contract with your Honorable Board to teach 

in the public schools of this county, for four 

years from this date. 

Given under my hand this the . . day of , 

190.. 

Supt. of Public Inst., ...... Ga 

Standing on examination. (Subjects same as for 
Third Grade). Scale 100. 

N. B. — No candidate can be awarded this certifi- 
cate who fails to make a general average of 75 per 
cent., or falls in any branch below 60 per cent. 



136 FORMS. 

(It may be endorsed by any County Superinten- 
dent, and so endorsed becomes good for its unex- 
pired term in such county.) 

Form of Stub for Second Grade Certificate. 

No Date of issue , 190. . To 

Sex Race Age Home P. 

Certificate expires , 190 . . 

Standing on examination. (Same as in body of cer- 
tificate.) Scale, 100. 



No. 20. 

Teacher's First Grade Certificate. 

STATE OF FLOEIDA . 

No (Seal of State.) For 5 Years. 

Teacher's Certificate — ^First Grade. 
To County Boards of Public Instruction, Greeting: 

Be it known that having presented the 

requisite endorsement of good moral character, and 
having passed satisfactory examination as pre- 
scribed in the Act to Provide for the Certification of 
Teachers, and to Prescribe Requirements for the 
Yarious Grades of Certificates, is therefore entitled 
to the rank of First Grade Teacher, and is hereby 

licensed to teach in the public schools of 

county for the term of five years from date. 

Given under my hand this .... day of . . . . , 190 . , 
Supt. of Pub. Inst., Co. 



FORMS. „ 137 

Standing on examination. Scale of 100: Orthog- 
raphy , Beading ....... Arithmetic , 

I5n^lish Grammar , United States History 

, Geography , Physiology , Agri- 

^tnre , Theory and Practice of Teaching 

. . . ., Composition , Civil Government , 

Algebra , Physical Geography , General 

Average 

(This certificate may be endorsed upon the re- 
verse side by any County Superintendent, and so en- 
dorsed becomes good for its unexpired term in such 
•ounty.) 

Form of Stub for First Grade Certificate. 

M© Issued , 190. . To Sex 

Kace Age Home P. O No. months 

taught Grade of last certificate Wher« 

issued Date of same 

Standing on examination. Sciile 100. (Same as in 
b<^df of certificate.) 



No. 21. 

Teacher*» Primary Certificate. 

STATE OF FLORroA. 

M« (Seal of State.) For 4 Years. 

Teacher's Primary Certificate. 
QIBce of Superintendent Public Instruction, 

Tallahassee, , 190. . 

T© County Boards of Public Instruction: 

Whereas, The bearer, , has presented 

ia*i«fafitory testimonials aa to her peculiar fitness 



138 FORMS. 

for Primary teaching, and has passed examinations, 
written on primary studies and oral and written on 
primary methods, as prescribed in the Act to Provide 
for the Certification of Teachers and to Prescribe 
Requirements for the Various Grades of Certificates, 
this Primary Certificate is hereby issued authoriz- 
ing her to teach for four years from the date hereof, 
in the first, second and third grades, only of the 
Primary Department of a regularly graded school, 
or public Kindergarten. 

Witness my hand and the seal of the State Board 
of Education, this .... day of , 190 . . 



State Supt. of Public Instruction. 

Grades on examination : Arithmetic , Gram- 
mar , Composition , Geography , 

History ; Average ; Primary Methods, 

oral ; Primary Methods, written ; Gen- 
eral Average 

Form of Stub for Primary Certificate. 

No Date of issue , 190. . To 

Race Age Years instruction received m 

Primary Methods Where Years ex- 
perience teaching in Primary Departments in Flor- 
ida Home P. East certificate was 

, Grade issued in county, by „ 

dated , 190.. 

Grades on examination. (Same as in body of wr- 

tificate.) 



FORMS. 139 

No. 22. 

Teacher's Special Certificate. 

STATE OF FLOEIDA. 

No (Seal of State.) For 5 Years. 

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

Tallahassee, , 190. ^ 

To County Boards of Public Instruction: 

Whereas, The bearer, , has furnished 

satisfactory testimonials as to .... peculiar fitness 
for teaching certain branches not included in the re- 
quirements for Second Grade Certificates, and has 
made a grade of not less than Ninety per cent, in 
written examination on each of the following 
branches : 

per cent., per cent., per cent. 

per cent., per cent., per cent. 

ajs prescribed in the Act to Provide for the Certifica- 
tion of Teachers and to Prescribe Requirements for 
the Various Grades of Certificates; 

Therefore, This Special Certificate is issued, au- 
thorizing to teach the special branches 

above, and these only, anywhere in the State, for fivt 
years from the date hereof. 

Witness my hand and the Seal of the State Board 
of Education this day of , 190 . . 



State Supt. of Public Instructiofi. 



i4Q FORMS. 

Form of Stub for Special Certificate. 

Special Certificate, No Date of issue . . 

ISO. .To Race Sex Age. 

Home P. O Last certificate was . . . 

Ofrade. Where issued Dated 



Standing on examination: (Same as in body of 
feis certificate. I 



No. 2a. 

Teacher's State Certificate. 

STATE OP FLORIDA. 

»• (Seal of State.) For 5 Years. 

Teacher's State Certificate. 
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

Tallahassee, , 190. . 

1?0 County Boards of Public Instruction: 

Whereas, The bearer, , has presented evi- 
dence to show that has taught successfully at 

least twenty-four months in all, eight months under 
a First Grade Certificate obtained in this State, and 

that is a person of good moral character, 

possessing ability to govern and aptness to teach, 
and has passed an examination conducted by the 
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, as pre- 
•cribed in the Act to Provide for the Certification 
of Teachers and to Prescribe Requirements for the 

Tarious Grades of Certificates, is hereby 

Moensed to teach in any county in this State, and ei- 



FORMS. 141 

empt from further examination for five years from 
date. 

Witness my hand and the Seal of the State Board 
©f Education, this the day of , 190 . . 



State Supt. of Public Instruction. 
Standing on examination. Scale of 100: Geometry 

, Trigonometry , Physics , 

Zoology , Botany , Latin , 

Ehetoric , English Literature , Psy- 
chology , General History , Aver- 
age 

Form of Stub to this Certificate. 

State Certificate, No Date of issue 

190. .To Sex Eace Age 

Home P. Last certificate was 

Grade Issued from county, 

Dated , 190.. 

Standing on examination. (Same as in body of 
certificate. ) 



No. 24. 

Life Extensian of First Grade Certificate. 

STATE OF FLOEIDA Perpetual 

in County 

No (Seal of State.) Where Endorsed. 

Life Extension of First Grade Teacher's Certificate. 
Whereas, , is the holder of an unexpired 



142 FORMS. 

First Grade Certificate, issued under the laws of this 
State, and has presented satisfactory evidence, in 
the manner prescribed by the State Board of Educa/- 

tion, that has taught school successfully for 

twenty years in this State, nine of these years under 
certificates issued since Januaury 1st, A. D. 1894; 

and that is of good moral character, and 

faithful and successful as an instructor and discip- 
linarian ; 

Therefore, I hereby endorse the said First Grade 
Certificate, making it perpetually valid during the 

life of the holder in this county, by issuing 

this instrument. 

Witness my hand this the .... day of .... 190 . . 



Supt. of Public Instruction. 

County. 

Witness my hand this the .... day of , 190 . . 



Supt. of Public Instruction. 
County. 

Grades on Certificate Endorsed. 

Orthography . . . . . . , Reading , Arithmetic 

, English Grammar , History , 

Geography , Physiology , Agriculture 

, Theory and Practice , Composition 

, Civil Government , Algebra , 

Physical Geography ; Average 

N. B. — This instrument of endorsement must be 
attached to the certificate upon which it is issued. 

Form of Stub for Above Certificate. 

Life Extension of First Grade Certificate, No. . . ., 

Endorsed , 190. ., Holder , Sex , 

Race ..:..., Age , Years taught in Florida 



FORMS. 143 

,....., Years taught on Certificates issued since 
Jan. 1, 1894 , Home P. , Where en- 
dorsed Certificate was issued county, By 

whom ......... County Superintendent, Date of 

same , 190 . . 

Grades on Certificate endorsed. (Same as in body 
of Certificate above.) 



No. 25. 

First Grade Life Certificate. 

STATE OF FLORIDA. 

No (Seal of State.) Perpetual. 

First Grade Life Certificate. 

Whereas, The bearer, , has pre- 
sented satisfactory evidence that has taught 

school in this State for six years under First Grade 
Certificates issued since January 1st, A. D. 1894, the 
average grade of such Certificates being not less 

than ninety per cent. ; and that is of good 

moral character and faithful and successful as an 
instructor and disciplinarian ; 

Therefore, I hereby issue to this First Grade 

Life Certificate, "good in any part of the State, and 
of perpetual validity in the county where such en- 
dorsement is made." 

Given under my hand this .... day of , 190. . 

f 

Supt. of Pub. Inst of ............ . County. 



144 FORMS. 

Grrades of Last Two Certificates on Which This Life 
Certificate is Based. 

Last issued by County Superintendent oi 

County, , 190.. 

Orthography , Beading , Arithmetic 

, English Grammar , U. S. History 

, Geography, , Physiology , Agri- 
culture , Theory and Practice , Compo- 
sition , Civil Government , Algebra , 

Physical Geography ; General Average 

Next to last issued by , County Superin- 
tendent of County, , 190 . . 

Orthography , Eeading , Arithmetic 

, English Grammar , U. S. History 

, Geography , Physiology , Agri- 
culture , Theory and Practice , Compo- 
sition , Civil Government , Algebra , 

Physical Geography ; General Average 

Form of Stub for Above Certificate. 

No , Issued , 190. ., To 

Sex , Eace , Age , Years taught 

in life , Home P. 

Grades of last two Certificates on which this Life 
Certificate is based : (Same as in body of Certificate.) 



No. 26. 

Teacher's State Life Certificate. 

STATE OP FLOEH>A. 

'No (Seal of State.) Perpetual. 

Teacher's State Life Certificate. 

Alios Docendo Discimu^. 

The eminent qualifications of , as a teacher 

of youth, having been shown by distinguished 



FORMS. 146 



success in the schools of this State, and having pre- 
sented the requisite endorsements and + ■•^imonials 
as provided by the Laws of Florida, . is 

therefore awarded this Diploma, which Is, qi pe. pet- 

ual validity and forever exempts from 

further examination as a teacher in v. jiblic 
schools of this State. 

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State 
Board of Education, at the city of Tallahassee, this 
day of , 190.. 



Supt. of Public Instruction, 
(Seal State Board of Education.) 



No. 27. •; ! 

Endorsement for Primary Certificates. 

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
Tallahassee, , 190 . . 

Whereas, The bearer, , has pro- 
duced the requisite endorsements and filed satisfac- 
tory evidence from the County Superintendents 
under whom she has successfully taught four yeai*s 
in this State under a primary Certificate; therefore; 
in consideration of her eminent qualifications as a 
Primary Teacher, and by authority vested in me by 
the Laws of Florida, I hereby endorse her Primary 
Certificate, making it valid during the life of the 
holder, and securing to her the privilege of teaching, 
without further examination, in the first, second and 

10 SL 



146 FORMS. 

third grades only, of the primary departments of 
regularly graded schools, or in public Kindergar- 
tens, in the State of Florida. 

Witness my hand and the Seal of the State Board 
of Education this day of , 190. . 



State Supt. Pub. Inst. 



j No. 28. 

Suspension or Revooatioai of Teacher's Certificate. 

Office of Board of Pub. Inst., 

County of 

, 190.. 

To , 

,Fla. 

Dear : — ^It is my unpleasant duty to 

inform you that certain charges have been pre- 
ferred against you, on apparently sufficient grounds, 

alleging that (state the charges plainly 

and briefly) in consequence of which 

your certificate to teach a public school is hereby de- 
clared (suspended or revoked, as the 

case may be), and the right to teach a public school 
in this State, as well as the privileges conferred by 

said Certificate, are (suspended 

OT revoked, as the case may require), until further 
itbtice. 



FORMS. 147 

You are notified that you have the right of appeal 

to the Board of Education on , 

190.. 

Very respectfully, 



» 

, Supt. of Pub. Inst. 



No. 29. 



Award of Board of Public Instruction on Charges 
Against a Teacher, on Appeal. 



Office of ., 

190. 



To 



Teacher. 



After a fair and careful examination, on appeal, 

of the charges preferred against you by 

to-wit: (recite the charges plainly 

and briefly) it appears to this 

Board that , (state the conclusion 

of the Board) you are hereby 

honorably acquitted and con- 
tinued in your position (or censured and discharged, 

as the case may be.) Your salary will 

(be continued from the time of your suspension, or 
will not be continued, in case the suspension is con- 
firmed or certificate revoked). 



Chairman. 
Sec. and Supt. Pub. Inst. 



148 FORMS. 

No. 30. 

Contract With Teacher. 

This contract, made on this day of , 190 . . , 

at , by and between , 

Teacher, and the Board of Pubhc Instruction for 

the County of , State of Florida; witness- 

eth: 

That the said agrees to teach the 

Public School No at r , or such 

other Public School as the Board may elect, com- 
mencing on the day of ,190. ., 

for the term of months, and to perform 

well and faithfully the duties of Teacher, according 
to the Laws of the State and the Eegulations of the 
Department of Public Instruction of Florida, and 
the Rules and Eegulations of the Board of Public 
Instruction of county. 

The said Board of Public Instruction of 

county, for and in consideration of the services 

being so rendered, agrees to pay said 

the sum of dollars per school month, 

and to give such further aid as the law requires. 

Provided, The Board may raise the salary or 
lengthen the term specified in this contract, or if the 
average attendance of such school for any month 
shall fall below per cent, of the largest en- 
rollment during the year, or if said Teacher fails to 
comply with the provisions of this contract, then the 
Board may lessen the salary, shorten the time speci- 
fied herein, or annul this contract altogether. 

(Signed) , 

Teacher. 



Co. Supt. and Sec. — ^By order of Bd. of Pub. Inst. 
Witness: 



FORMS. 149 

N. B. — The original must be filed in the ofl&ce of 
the County Superintendent, who may give any 
teacher a duplicate if demanded. 

(Nos. 31 and 32 omitted on account of length.) 



No. 33. 

Notice of Suspension of Pupil by Teacher. 

School No 

,190.. 

To , 

School Supervisor (or Trustee). 

I regret to be compelled to inform you that under 
the provision of the school law (Sec. 72, Par. 5th), I 
have found it necessary, for the good of the school, 
to suspend (name pupil) from at- 
tendance at school for (not exceed- 
ing ten) days. The cause for such suspension is 

Have the kindness to call on me at 

your earliest convenience, to extend such aid and 
advice, and take such further action as you may 
judge proper, according to the law. 
Very respectfully, 

, Teacher. 

Note. — The teacher must also give immediate no- 
tice to the parents or guardian of the pupil. (Sec. 72, 
Par. 5th). This may be done by modifying the above 
form, but is always best done in person. 

At the interview, the teacher should carefully 
avoid finding needless fault with the child, and 
should manifest such kindly spirit toward both par- 
ent and child as should satisfy them that the suspeu- 



150 FORMS. 

sion was not prompted by any malice, but only for 
the reformation of tbe pupil and the good of the 
school. 

Indeed, a frank interview with the parent or 
guardian in advance of suspension would often 
render a resort to such a measure unnecessary. 

In all cases of suspension, the teacher must re- 
port the matter, with the facts, both to the Supervi- 
sor (or Trustee) and parent. The Supervisor (or 
Trustee) must review all suspensions and report the 
same promptly to the County Superintendent, whose 
action on the matter shall be final. 



No. 34. 



Notice of Special Meeting of County Board of Public 
Instruction. 

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

County of , 

, 190.. 

To , 

Member County Board Public Instruction. 

Sir — I have the honor to request your attendance 
at a special meeting of the County Board of Public 

Instruction, to be held at , on the day 

of ,at the hour of (a. m. 

or p. m.), for the purpose of (state the object 

of the meeting). 



Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 



FORMS. 151 

No. 35. 

Warrant on Treasurer of County Board of Public 
Instruction. 

STATE OF FLOEIDA. 

No To the Treasurer of County 

Board Public Instruction. 

Pay to the order of 

Dollars. 

(Seal of State.) 
From any moneys belonging to the County School 

Fund, for services as teacher in School No at 

Given at , Florida, 

this day of , 190.. 

$ 

Countersigned by 



Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. Chair. Co. Bd. Pub. 

Instruction. 
Form of Stub. 

School Warrant, No ,$...., Issued , 190. . 

To , Teacher of School No , at 

Payable out of County School Fund. For salary 
month. Eeceived by me 



No. 36. 



Notice to County Superintendent of Apportionment 
of School Funds. 

Educational Department, 
State of Florida, 

Tallahassee, , 190. . 

Dear Sir — The amount this day apportioned your 



152 . FORMS. 

county from the one mill tax (or interest on State 
School Fund) is $ 

You will find the papers necessary for collection 
enclosed, which have been properly signed and 
mailed to Hon , Comptroller. 

Eespectfully, j 

> 

(Preserve this for your own information.) 



No. 37. 



Certificate to Comptroller as to Name of County 
Treasurer. 

Ofiice of Board of Public Instruction, 

County of , 

, 190.. 

To Hon , Comptroller, 

Tallahassee, Fla. 

Sir — This is to certify that is Treas- 
urer of county, and is authorized to 

receive the sum apportioned to said county from the 
one mill tax (or interest, on State School Fund) for 
the year 190 . . 



Chairman Co. Board Pub. Inst. 

? 

Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 



FORMS. 153 

No. 38. 
Requisition Upon Comptroller for Apportionment. 

Office of Board of Public Instruction, 

County of , 

, 190., 

To Hon , Comptroller, 

Tallahassee, Fla. 

Sir — We hereby make application for $ , 

the sum apportioned to county from the 

one mill tax (or interest on State School Fund) for 
the year 190 . . 



Treasurer of County. 

) 

Chair. Co. Board Pub. Inst. 



No. 39. 

Deed by Husband and Wife to School Property. 

Note.— It is the duty of County Boards of Public 
Instruction to obtain titiles in fee simple to all school 
property. The following form will answer in either 
case, whether the wife owns the property, or only 
signs to release dower. 



State of Florida, 

County, Know all men by these 

presents. That we A B and C D, his wife, of the 
county of , State of Florida, in considera- 



154 FORMS. 

tion of the sum of dollars, to us in hand paid, 

and by us received, do hereby bargain, sell, grant 
and convey unto the Board of Public Instruction for 

the county of , State of Florida, and 

to its successors in office, the following described 
premises, situated in the county and State aforesaid, 
to-wit: (Describe definitely the premises by giving 
starting point, metes and bounds), together with all 
the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances 
thereto belonging or in anywise appeartaining, to 
have and to hold in fee simple forever. 

In witness whereof the said A B, as well as C D, 
his wife, who joins in this conveyance for the pur- 
pose of absolutely transferring all her claims to, and 
relinquishing and conveying all her estate and her 
right of dower in the above described premises, have 
hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals, this 

day of , in the year one 

thousand nine hundred and 

AB, (Seal.) 
C D, (Seal.) 
Signed, sealed and delivered 

in the presence of us — 



State of Florida, 

County. I, , a 

(Justice of the Peace, or Notary Public, as the case 
,may be) in and for the State and county aforesaid, 

do hereby certify that on this day of , 

A. D. 190 . . , in said county, before me in person ap- 
peared A B and C D, his wife, both of them to me 
personally known, each of whom did duly and sev- 
erally say and acknowledge before me that they and 
each of them did execute, sign, seal and deliver the 



FORMS. 155 

foregoing deed of conveyance for the uses and pur- 
poses therein expressed. And the said Mrs. CD , 

upon an examination had and made by me separately 
and apart from her said husband, did say and ac- 
knowledge before me that she executed, signed and 
sealed said deed for the purpose of absolutely con- 
veying, releasing, relinquishing and renouncing all 
of her estate, right, title and interest in and to the 
land in said deed described, whether the same be 
dower interest or estate, or an independent separate 
estate in her own right, and that she did the same 
freely and voluntarily and without any compulsion, 
constraint, apprehension or fear of or from her said 
husband. 

In witness whereof I hereunto, in the presence of 
the said acknowledgers, set my hand and seal the 
day and year above written. 

A B (sign here) . 

CD (sign here). 

(Seal.) 

(J. P. or Notary sign here, and attach private or of- 
ficial seal.) 



No. 40. 
Contract for Building School House. 

State of Florida, 

* County. This contract made and en- 
tered into between , of the county of 

, State of Florida, and the Board of 

Public Instruction for the county of , State 



156 FORMS. • 

of Florida, and its successors in office, Witnesseth: 
That in consideration of the sum of one dollar in 

hand paid to , the receipt whereof is 

hereby acknowledged, and of the further sum of 
dollars to be paid as hereinafter pro- 
vided, the said agrees to build a 

and to furnish the material therefor, according to 
the plan and specifications for the construction of 

said house, hereunto appended, at 

aiid on such lot as the board may direct. 

The said house is to be built of the best material, 
in a substantial, workmanlike manner, and is to be 
completed and delivered to the said Board, or its 
successors in office, free from any lien for work done 

or material furnished, by the day of , 

190 . . ; and in case the house is not finished and 
ready for delivery by the time herein specified, the 

said shall forfeit and pay to the 

said Board, or to its successors in office, for the use 
of the Public Schools of the county, the liquidated 

sum of dollars, and shall also be liable 

for all damages that may result to said Board in 
consequence of such failure. 

The said Board hereby agrees, for itself and its 

successors in office, to pay the said 

the sum of dollars when the house is 

finished and delivered as herein stipulated; or 

dollars when the foundation of the house is 

finished, and the further sum of 

dollars when the said house is completed, as per 
plan and specifications and keys are delivered. 

It is further agreed that this contract shall not be 
sub-let, transferred or assigned, without the mutual 
consent of both parties. 



FORMS. 157 

Witness our hands and seals this day of 

,A. D. 190.. 



Contractor. 

) 

Chairman County Board Pub. Inst. 

J 

Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 



Witnesses ; 



Note. — Plans and specifications should be attached 
to the contract. 

Boards should not attempt to build permanent 
and expensive school houses without getting some 
good mechanic or architect to draw up full and dis- 
tinct plans and specifications. 

Work on all school buildings should be done by 
contract and let to the lowest responsible bidder, and 
the money paid by the Board direcrtly to the con- 
tractor himself. 



INDEX. 



IMDEX, 



A 

ACCOUNTS— Par. Sec. Pge. 

Audited and paid by County Boards. ........; 7 35 19 

ACTS OF LEGISLATUKE— Session 1905. 

Chap. 5384, "Buckman Bill" regarding State 

Schools , M 

Chap. 5386, Regarding School Year 85 

Chap. 53S7, Regarding Kindergartens. . 86 

Chap. 53S9, Regarding Special Tax School 

Districts 87 

Chap. 5890, County Boards Authorized to Bor- 
row money 88 

Chap. 5391, Teachers' Temporary Certificates.. 89 

ACTS OF LEGISLATURE— Session 1907. 

Chap. 5656, Regarding Compensation of Mem- 
bers of County School Boards. . . 90 

Chap. 5658, Regarding Salaries of County Super- 
intendents of Public Instruction. 91 

ACTS OP LEGISLATURE— Session 1900. 

Chap. 5881, Regarding Teachers' Summer Train- 
ing Schools ,, ^ ; ., 92 

Chap. 5924, Changing the Name of Florida 

Female College . 93 

Chap. 5025, Changing the Name of Colored Nor- 
mal School . 94 

Chap. 592G, Changing the Name of the Univer- 
sity of the State of Florida, and 
the name of the Institute for the ? ■ 

Blind, Deaf and Dumb 94 

Chap 5937, Regarding Proper Fire Protection 

for Teachers and Students of ' 'l:,,„. 
Public Schools 95 

Chap. 5938. Regarding the Teaching of Agri- 
culture and CivU Government in . ;; : ,*- 
the Public Schools ■, 97 

Chap. 59C2, Regarding Special District Taxes. . . " ' 98 

11 S L 



;\> 


19 


lid 


23 


109 


50 


2 


10 


28 


16 


2S 


10 


.'iD 


24 



162 Index, 

APPARATUS— Par. Sec. Pge. 

County Board to provide 5 

County Superintendent to look after 2 

Penalty for defacing 

APPEALS— 

Stato Superintendent to decide upon or rei'er ... C 

State Board to entertain and decide 3 

State Board to prescribe manner of making 'i 

County Superintendent to notify of right of 10 

APPLICANTS— 

For examination .requirements of 51 28 

For Third Grade Certificates, requirements for. . 52 29 

For Second Grade Certificates, requirements for 53 29 

For First Grade Certificates, requirements for. . 54 29 

For State Certificates, requirements for 57 30 

For State Certificates, must file certain evi- 
dence 31 106 

For Life Certificates 58 31 

For Special Certificates 56 SO 

For Primary Certificates 55 29 

APPOINTEES— 

To notify of acceptance and make pledge 1 25 15 

APPORTIONMENT— 

Of one mill tax, when made 6 6 

Of interest on State School Fund 7 6 

By whom made and the basis 4 2 10 

When made on discretionary basis 5 2 10 

APPROPRIATIONS— 

To Teachers' Summer Schools (1909-1910) 92 

ARBITRATIONS— 

Who to prescribe manner of conducting 3 28 17 

ARBOR DAY 13 102 

ASSESSOR OF TAXES— 

To assess school district tax 97 46 



Sec. 


Pge. 


2 


10 


35 


19 


39 


23 


101 


48 


18 


14 


14 


102 


17 


103 


71 


86 



Index. ^^ 

ATTENDANCE OF PUPILS— Par. 

Average attendance, basis of apportionment 4 

Largest attendance, what do to secure 5 

Ciounty Superintendent to look after 2 

On Special Tax Schools, when by outsiders 

County line pupils 

Tuition for, when may be required 

To be restricted to own district 

For holidays, how reported • • • • 

B 

BLANKS— 

Printing and distribution of 1 2 9 

Use of by County Superintendent 4 39 23 

Use of by School officers and teachers 3 100 

Forms of (see list on pp. 111-113). 

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS— 
See County Commissioners. 

BOARD OF EDUCATION— 

See State Board of Education. 

BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION— 

Shall consist of three members elected bi-en- 

nially 21 14 

Must be commissioned * ^^ 

Vacancies in, how filled 38 22 

To be body corporate, powers defined 30 IT 

Procedure of organization 31 IT 

Titles to school property shall be vested in . 32 18 

Compensation of members 1 90 

To hold regular meetings 13 35 21 

To meet at least monthly 5 100 

To convene in special session, when 13 35 21 

County Superintendent to be Secretary of 33 18 

County Treasurer to be Treasurer of 34 18 

Duties of ^ ^^ 

To disburse school funds solely for public free 

schools ^ " 

To hold and dispose of school property 1 35 18 

To locate and maintain schools 2 35 18 



BOAED OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIOISl— (Continued). Par, Sec. Pge. 

To appoint Supervisors 3 35 18 

To select and provide school sites 4 35 19 

General discretionary duties and powers 5 35 19 

To establish high schools 5 35 19 

To employ, contract with and pay teachers 6 35 19 

To locate schools not nearer than three miles. . . 6 35 19 

To audit and pay all accounts due 7 35 19 

To keep record of official acts 8 35 19 

To make certain reports 8 35 19 

To file itemized annual financial statement.... 9 35 20 

To file itemized monthly financial statement. . . 9 35 20 

To adopt county uniform system of books 117 54 

To prescribe course of study and grade schools. 10 35 20 

To exercise plenary powers 11 35 21 

To prepare and file itemized estimates 13 35 21 

To appoint Grading Committee 62 32 

To pay members of Grading Committee 65 34 

To form School Board Districts, etc 37 22 

To have school census taken, when 14 35 21 

To look after collection of poll taxes 15 35 21 

Not contract with a member, except 36 22 

To order Special Tax School District elections. 86 41 
May change boundaries of, prescribed in peti- 
tion 87 42 

To hold bi-ennial district elections, for what. . . 92 44 

To remove Trustees, for what and how 93 44 

To control Special Tax Schools, except 94 45 

The right to reject teachers and fill. 94 45 

' To fix salaries of teachers and length of school 

term 98 47 

To examine books of Tax Collector 15 35 21 

Authorize to contract debts, conditions 17 13 

Authorized to borrow money, conditions 17 13 

Adoption or sale of school books 112 51 

Force and effect of Rules and Regulations of . . . 1 99 

' • To use blanks prescribed by State. 3 100 

To issue teachers' warrants, when 6 100 

To contract with teachers, when 7 100 

To select and contract with teachers 8 100 

To prescribe course of study - H 101 

To assign teachers, when ■ ■' 9 101 

Caution in employing teachers 10 101 

To print Rul<^s and Regulations, etc 12 101 



Index. 165 

BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION— (Continued). Par. Sec. Pge. 

Designation of Arbor Day 13 102 

May require tuition fees for non-resident pupils . 14 102 

To combine schools, when 15 102 

To subdivide counties into school districts 16 102 

To restrict pupils to their own school IT 103 

Contract with teachers not to exceed life of cer- 
tificate 18 103 

BOND, OR BONDS— 

When required, by whom fixed and approved. . . 2 25 15 

Liability for loss, when officer not under 3 25 15 

BUILDINGS, SCHOOL— 

Unlawful to teach whites and negroes in same 

building 114 53 

Not to be closer than three miles 6 35 19 

Teachers to see not defaced, etc 3 66 35 

Penalty for insulting teacher in 110 51 

Penalty for defacing with obscene thing 109 50 

Penalty for marring or destroying 108 50 

Contract for building. Form of No. 40 155 



CENSUS, SCHOOL— 

County Superintendent to take 12 39 25 

School Board to take, when 14 .35 21 

CERTIFICATES, TEACHERS- 

No person allowed to teach who does not hold a 

certificate ; 48 2T 

Seven grades for 49 28 

Issued on examination, mode of (see examina- 
tion.) 50 28 

Applicant for, must file endorsement 51 28 

Primary, requirements for 55 29 

Extension of for life 60 31 

Form in re Nos. 18-26 (pages 133-144) 

Special, requirements for 56 30 

Form of endorsement. No. 9 Ill 

Third Grade, requirements for 52 29 

Second Grade, requirements for 53 29 



166 



Index. 



CERTIFICATES, TEACHERS— (Continued). Par. Sec, Pge. 

First Grade, requirements for 54 29 

Extension of for life 60 31 

State, requirements for 57 30 

Life, requirements for 58 31 

By whom revoked or suspended 61 32 

Form of revocation. No. 28 146 

Trustees to nominate only holders of 94 45 

May be endorsed 59 31 

CLERK CIRCUIT COURT— 

Bond of school officers to be filed with 2 25 15 

To record organization of School Board 31 19 

School Board Districts, creation of, filed with . . 37 22 

COMMON SCHOOL FUND— 

See State School Fund 

COMPTROLLER, STATE— 

Itemized estimate of Trustees to be filed with . . 96 46 

To assess and collect certain taxes 97 46 

To remit to County Treasurer 97 46 

CONSTITUTION, STATE— 

Article XII., on Education B 

Article IV,, extract from 8 

contract- 
To be made with teachers 6 35 19 

Form of No. 30 148 

Form of, for building school house. No. 40 156 

Not to be made with teacher, when 7 100 

■ Not to exceed life of teacher's certificate 18 103 

CONVENTION OF SCHOOL OFFICERS— 

For what and by whom may be called 2 2 9 

COUNTY BOARD— 

See Board of Public Instruction. 

COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD— 

See Board of Public Instruction. 



Index. 167 

COUNTY SCHOOL FUND— Par. Sec. Pge. 
See Funds. 

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN- 
STRUCTION— 

An officer of the department 20 14 

Requirements for eligibility 1 99 

Secretary of County Board 33 18 

Compensation of 1 ^91 

To see text-books adopted are used 10 35 20 

To visit and examine condition of each school . . 2 39 23 

To keep complete record of each school 6 39 24 

To report to State Superintendent names, etc ... 7 39 24 

To decide disputes and refer his decisions 8 39 24 

To look after school buildings and funds 9 39 24 

To conduct examinations 44 26 

To revoke or suspend certificates 10 39 24 

To forward monthly certified list of persons who 

have paid poll taxes 11 39 25 

To take school census 12 39 25 

To give notice of teachers' examinations 21 104 

To appoint assistant examiners when 22 104 

How to proceed with examination questions 46 27 

Mode of conducting examinations 47 27 

To have same control of Special Tax Schools as 

of others . 94 45 

Monthly reports of Treasurer to be filed with ... 15 13 

Duties pertaining to county line pupils 18 14 

Not to be interested in the sale or adoption of 

school books 112 51 

Penalty for violating examination laws 115 " 53 

To report tuition fees to County Board 14 102 

May suspend or close a school 26 104 

To be satisfied teacher has legal certificate be- 

for contracting 29 105 

To make annual report to State Superintendent,; 

when 20 103 

COURSE OF study- 
To be prescribed by County Board 10 35 20 

Its publication recommended 12 101 



t<dS INOBX. 

D 

DAYkS— Par. Sec. Pge. 

See school day. 
Vacation and hollidaj'^s 11 12 

DEEDS— 

To school property, form of, No. 39 153 

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION— 

Officers of 20 14 

Shall conform to regulations of 22 14 

By whom removed 4 2S 16 

State Superintendent to prescribe regulations 

for 7 2 10 

DISPUTES, OR DIFFERENCES— 

To be entertained by State Board, when 3 28 16 

County Superintendent to decide and refer 8 39 26 

DISTRICT— 

School Districts, constitution for 10 7 

Town or city may constitute 11 7 

School Districts defined 85 41 

Special Tax School Districts, defined 85 41 

See Special Tax School District. 

School Board Districts, how formed 37 22 

See School Board District. 

DISTRICT SCHOOL TAX— 

Constitution for 10 7 

Where and for what may be expended 11 7 

Procedure required to levy 86 41 

Elections bi-ennial to fix millage of 92 44 

Trustees to notify Assessor of millage to levy. . 96 46 

. i 

EDUCATION, HIGHER— 

State Board of Education to foster 5 28 16 

ELECTION— 

To create Special Tax School Districts 90 43 

Notice of district elections to be published 88 43 



Index. 



168 



EXAMINATIONS, SCHOOL— 
When teacher must hold. . 



Sec. 


Pge. 


91 


43 


90 


43 


89 


43 


92 


44 


102 


48 



ELECTION— (Continued). P^'^- 

Qualifications of vioters in 

List of qualified voters to be furnished by Su- 
pervisor of Registration 

Vote canvassed by County Board ■ 

Bl-ennial election for Trustees and mUlage 

Ballot, form of 

ESTIMATE ITEMIZED— 

See Itemized Estimate. 

EXAMINATIONS, TEACHERS'— 

Notice of, to be given 21 104 

Held in June and September yearly 41 26 

One must be held at county site 42 26 

Others may be ordered by State Superintendent. 48 26 

Questions prepared by State Superintendent. ... 44 26 

Sent under seal ^* ^^ 

For County Certificates, conducted by County 

Superintendent .... • • • • '^ ^^ 

For State Certificates, by State Superintendent. 57 30 

Examinees must file character endorsement.... 51 28 

Must pay a fee of $1. ^^ 28 

Mode of conducting examination 47 27 

Penalty for cheating in 45 27 

Procedure when doubtful of meaning of question 45 27 
Papers to be preserved by County Superin- 
tendent 64 33 

Privilege of dissatisfied examinee 64 33 

Penalty for violating examination laws 115 53 



6 66 35 



FORFEITURES— 

When by a county 

FORMS— 

See list of, pages 111- 113. 



'IfO .IHDEX. 

FUNDS— Par. Sec, 

No law shall be enacted authorizing appropria- 
tion to other thjan school purposes 13 7 

All resident youth shall have free instruction, 

as far as the funds will admit 6 11 

To turn over to his successor 26 15 

FUNDS, STATE SCHOOI^- 

Who to manage 3 6 

Sources of 4 5 

Interest on, only to be used 4 5 

Principal of, iuTiolate , 5 5 

Basis of Apportionment of. 7 6 

Who to apportion 4 2 10 

State Treasurer to keep account of with 

counties 12 12 

FUNDS, COUNTY SCHOOI^- 

Sources of 9 6 

No law shall be enacted diverting 13 7 

County school officers to be paid from 15 8 

Monthly report of, to be filed by Treasurer 15 13 

Transference of, for pupils going to another 

county 18 14 

When forfeited 19 14 

FUNDS, DISTRICT SCHOOI^ 

Constitutional provision for 10 7 

No law shall be enacted to divert 13 7 

Who to apportion, and proviso 95 45 

To be used in districts solely for school pur- 
poses 99 47 

FURNITURE— 

School Board to supply 5 35 19 

Penalty for defacing 109 50 



GRADING COMMITTEE— 

To be appointed by County Board 

Who eligible, and duties of 

Time allowed and from what fund paid. 



62 


32 


62 


32 


65 


34 



IWPEX. 171 

GRADING SHEET— Par. See. Pge. 

Grading Committee must make two copies 03 33 

GROUNDS— 

For school site, by wliom provided 4 36 19 

Improvement and care of 5 35 19 

Autliority of teacher on 4 66 35 

Arbor Day, to be devoted to planting trees on . . 13 102 

H 

HIGHER EDUCATION— 

State Board to provide for 5 28 17 

HIGH SCHOOLS— 

When County Board shall establish 5 35 19 

Who eligible to attend 17 103 

Holidays ; Which are school holidays 11 12 

Arbor Day not a holiday 13 102 

How to be reported by teachers 71 36 



I 



IMMORALITY- 



Cause for revoking a teacher's certificate 61 32 

Cause for suspending a pupil 5 66 35 

INSPECTION— 

By County Superintendent for proper location 
of schools 1 39 23 

Of each school once a term, by County Superin- 
tendent 2 39 23 

To keep record of his visits of 6 39 24 

INSPECTION AND CLERKS— 

Of disrict elections, appointed by County Board, 

duties of . 88 43 

To make returns to County Boards 89 43 

INSTITUTE FOR BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB— 

(See Chapter 5384) 54 

(Also Chapter 5296) 94 



172 Index. 

INSTITUTES— Par. Sec. Pge. 

State Superintendent to provide for 3 2 10 

INSTRUCTIONS— 

Regulations decisions, etc., by whom prepared.. 1 2 9 

INSULTING— 

A teacher before his pupils, penalty for 110 51 

INTEREST— 

. See Funds; also Moneys. 

INTERRUPTING— 

A school, penalty for Ill 51 

ITEMIZED ESTIMATE— 

County Boards to prepare and file 13 35 21 

Form of, No. 42 113 

Trustees to prepare and file 96 46 

Form of. No. 8 Ill 

J 

JURY— 

"When teacher not liable to duty on 67 35 



K 



KNOWLEDGE— 



State Board to co-operate in diffusing 6 28 17 

County Boards to perform all reasonable acts 
in diffusing of ll 35 21 

KINDERGARTENS— 

(See Chapter 5386.) 



L 



LANDS- 



School lands, management of 1 28 10 

Improvement of, by County Boards 5 35 19 

Not to be sold on credit 29 17 



IKDBX. 178 

LAW, OR LAWS— Par. Sec. Pge. 

Regulations of County Boards have effect of 2 99 

Special Tax Schools under the same, as other 

schools see Acts, also School Laws 94 45 

LIBRARIES— 

Constitutional provision for 11 7 

Trustees may purchase 100 48 

LIFE CERTIFICATES— 

Form of application. No. 13 125 

Without examination 58 31 

Applicant for, must present endorsement 31 106 

Form of certificate, No. 26 144 



M 



MAJORITY— 



Of any Educational Board, a quorum 24 15 

Of votes cast determines any qiiestion in a 

Special Tax School District 86 . 41 

MEETINGS— 

Regular, of County Boards 12 35 21 

Regular, must be at least monthly 5 100 

MIXED SCHOOLS— 

Constitution bearing on 12 7 

Penal offense to mix races in any school 114 53 

MONTH— 

See School Month. 

MONTHLY REPORT— 
See Teacher. 



NORMAL SCHOOLS— 

Constitutional provisioa for 14 



ec. 


Pge. 


1 


99 


20 


14 


22 


14 


23 


15 


25 


15 


25 


15 


25 


15 


26 


15 


28 


16 


L12 


51 


3 


100 


15 


8 



o 

OFFICERS— Par. 

Qualifications of 

Of the Department of Public Instruction 

Subject to regulations of department 

Not to vote on own compensation 

Must qualify, when and how 1 

Give bond before receiving moneys 2 

When personally liable for loss 3 

Turn over effects to successor 

Removals of, by whom made 4 

Not to sell nor induce adoptions of text-books . . 

Must use blanks prescribed 

Compensation to be paid from 



PATRONS— 

May recommend Supervisor 3 35 18 

May require high schools established 5 35 19 

Not authorized to employ teachers 6 35 19 

PENALTY- 

For mixing whites and negores in schools 114 53 

For cheating in teachers' examinations 45 27 

For insulting teachers in presence of pupils 110 51 

For interrupting or disturbing a school Ill 51 

For defacing any school property with obscene 

thing 109 50 

For destroying school house or property 108 50 

For school officer or teacher dealing in, or hav- 
ing pecuniary interest in adopting text-books. 112 51 
For any Superintendent violating examination 

laws 115 53 

PETITION— 

For district election, who eligible to sign 86 41 

Must prescribe boundaries and be published 87 42 

POLL taxes- 
Go to County School Fund 9 6 



mmt: 175 

PROPERTY, PERSONAL AND REAL— Par. Sec. Pge. 

County Board may acquire and hold 1 35 18 

CoiiipMe record of all to be kept 8 35 19 

PUNISHMENT— 

Of pupils, not to be too severe or degrading 4 66 35 

PUPILS— 

Grading of, County Board to look after 5 35 19 

May be suspended 5 66 35 

Non-resident, tuitio-n may be required of 14 102 

Must attend their own district school 17 103 

See also attendance. 

Q. 

QUALIFICATIONS— 

Of officers, see officers ; of teachers, see teachers. 

QUESTIONS AND APPEALS— 

See Appeals 

QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS— 

State Superintendent to prepare 8 2 10 

Sent County Superintendent under seal 44 26 

QUORUM— 

What shall constitute 24 15 



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J ■ ;j ,-u.£ii' 



jft K 



RECORDS— 



County Board must keep 8 35 19 

County Superintendent must keep 6 39 24 

Of lists of poll taxpayers to be preserved 11 39 24 

REGISTERS— 

Teachers must use prescribed 3 100 

Report of teachers to be made in conformity 

with directions given in 6 100 

To be filed with County Superintendent. 
(See cover of Register.) 



178 iRDEat. 

REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

, PUBLIC INSTRUCTION— . Par. Sec. Pge. 

School officers to conform to 22 15 

State Supuerintendent authorized to prescribe. .7 2 10 

See Regulations, Nos. 1-33 Ill 

Regulations for high schools and rural graded 

schools IQT 

REMOVAL— 

Constitutional authority for cause for, by State 

Board 4 28 17 

REPORTS— 

To he made by State Superintendent 27 8 

To be made by County Board 8 35 19 

Of census must he certified 12 39 25 

Of County Superintendent to State Superin- 
tendent when due 20 103 

Shall be kept by Clerk of Circuit Court when 

filed 16 13 

RULES AND REGULATIONS— 

Persistent violation of, cause for suspending a 

pupil. .... 5 66 35 

Of County Boards have force of law 2 99 



s 



SCHOOLS— 



Establishment and maintenance of 6 11 

Under general management of State Superin- 
tendent 1 9 

Under special management of County Super- 
intendent 26 104 

Under oversight of Supervisor 26 104 

Located and maintained by County Board 2 35 18 

Minimum annual term 2 35 18 

Not to be located nearer than three miles 6 35 19 

To have graded properly 10 35 20 

Time of opening fixed by County Board within 

limits 9 11 

For locating, county to be inspected by County 

Superintendent. 1 59 23 



Tk-dfx. 



177 



SCHOOLS— (Continued). Tar. Se'c. Pge. 

To be visited once a term by tlie County Superin- 
tendent 2 ^ 2'^ 

Recrod of each to be kept by County Superin- 
tendent 6 39 23 

No one without certificate, can teach in 48 27 

Penalty for disturbing ^ H 51 

;SCHOOLS, KUKAL, GRADED, AND HIGH— 

Course of study 79 38 

Length of year for , 73 37 

Designation of grades 74 37 

Course of primary grades 75 37 

Course of intermediate grades 70 38 

Course of grammar grades 77 38 

Course of high school grades 78 38 

Method of arranging course of study 79 38 

Expense of committee ^ . . SO 39 

High school eligible for State aid 81 39 

Rural graded schools eligible for State aid 82 39 

How State aid granted 83 40 

No aid twice in same year 84 40 

SCHOOL AGE— 

Defined. 6 11 

SCHOOL BOARD— 

See Board of Public Instruction, 
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT— 

By whom county to be divided inthree 37 22 

SCHOOL BOOKS— 

County uniform system of, to be put in use .... 116 53 

Penalty for school officers dealing in 112 51 

STATE SCHOOLS— 

(See Chapter 5384.) 54 

University of Florida (Chapter 5926) 94 

Florida State College for Women (Chap. 5024) . 93 
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind 

(Chapter 5926) 94 

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for 

Negroes (Chapter 5925) 94 



178 Indicx. 

SCnOOL BIJILDINCS— Tar. S«m\ I'ge. 

See Buildings. 

SCHOOL CENSUS— 
See Census. 

SCHOOL DAT- 
Fixer by County Board witliin liniils 10 \'l 

Number in school moii* h 10 1*3 

SCHOOL DISTRICT— ' 

See District. 

SCHOOL EXAMINATION— 

Teachers must hold at dose of term 06 84 

SCHOOL FUNDS— 

See Funds; also Moneys. 

SCHOOL FURNITUIIE— " 

See Furniture. ., 

SCHOOL GROUNDS— - , . j 

See Grounds. . j 

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS— 

See Holidays. 
SCHOOL HOUSE— 

County Board to provide for warming, etc o o5 10 

Care of by teacher .3 6(\ 35 

Authority of teacher in or near 4 6G 35 

Sale of intoxicating liquors in four miles of . . . . 113 52 
See Buildings. 

SCHOOL LANDS— 

See Lands. -^ . .. ■ i ? —. 

SCHOOL LAWS— 

To be printed and distributed by State Super- 
intendent 1 2 9 

See Laws. 



Index. ' 179 

SCHOOL LEVY— ^ Par. Sec. Pge 

See Tax. 

SCHOOL Libraries— 

See Libraries. 

SCHOOL jV^ONTHS— 

Defined — 20 school days 10 12 

scjtxuol property— 

Titles to ue vested in County rJoard 32 13 

Duty or i^ounty Board to obtain titles 1 35 13 

Special Tax School Districts may own 1 35 13 

When to be delivered by teachers with Keys 7 66 35 

SCHOOL SITE— 

County Board to select, requirements in 4 35 19 

To whatever necessary in proving 5 35 19 

SCHOOL SUPERVISOR— 

See Supervisor. 

SCHOOL TEACHER— : ' i 

See Teacher. 

SCHOOL TERM— 

Defined — Four school months 10 12 

Minimum term of school allowable 2 35 18 

SCHOOL TRUSTEES— 

See Trustees — Defined 93 44 

SCHOOL YEAR— 

Defined, as to limits 10 12 

SEAL— 

State Superintendent to have, purposes of 3 10 

Examination seal, when and in whose presence 
may be broken 44 26 

SITE— 

See School Site. 



ISO' ■ '" '""' TSIDEX- ..■...,. 

SPEGiAI> TAX — Par. Sec. Fge^ 

Goustitutional one^niill levy , . . _ . 6 6 

By wliom. apportioned and the basis 4 2 10 

SPECIAL. TAX SCHOOL— 

Conjstitutional provision for .,..,.,., — ,. , 10 T 

Defiued 85 41 

Subject to same control as other schools , , , . , ^ . - 94 45- 

SPECIAL TAX SCHOOL DISTRICTS-— 

Constitutional provision for , . — ......... 10 7 

Defined... ...-. , S5 41 

May acquire and hold school property ......,,., 1 35 18- 

Created by petition and election 86 41 

I-loundaries in petition subject to change. .,-..,.,. ST 42: 

Majority of vdftes cast necessary to' carry . , 91 44 

Election to be held in, what to determine. ...... 92 44 

Who eligible td \<3te. , 91 44 

Form of ballot in 102 4S 

Election held bi-ennially ..,. 92 44 

gTATE BOARD OF EDUCATIOKT— 

Constitution for and personnel , — 3 5 

Powers and duties of 28 Iff 

To manage school lands I 28 16' 

To manage all educational funds of the State. . . 2 28 16 

To entertain and decide questions and appeals. .3 28 16 

To remove subordinates for cause ^... 4 28 16 

To foster higher education 5 28 17 

To co-operate with State Superintendent 6 28 17 

To fill vacancies in school boards. ..,.....<,-. ., 38 22 

STATE CERTIFIATE— 

By whom is?ued, and prerequisifeg .,.....- 57 30 

T^pdorf^emenf for examination required 31 106 

Form of application for examination, Ko. 2. . . . 125 

Form of certificate. No. 23 I4'r^ 

(See also Certificates.) 

STATE SCHOOL FUND— 

^ee Fund; rtlso Mon^TS; ''"'"': 



Index. "•■'^l- 

STATE SLTERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN- 
STRUCTION— Par. 

fce^retaiy aud memoer of State Board 

uoustitutioual powers aud duties ot 

Given general oversight of scliool atfairs 

Special duties 

'lo publish aud distribute laws, forms, etc 1 

To call conventions of school officers 2 

To hold Teachers' Institutes 3 

To apportion school funds 4 

To make discretionary appointments 5 

To entertain and decide, or refer appeals 6 

To prescribe Rules and Regulations 7 

To have a seal of office, purpose of 

Residence aud office of 

To prepare questions for county examinations . . 8 

Authority of relative to examinations 

To hold examinations for State Certificates 8 

To grant life certificates 8 

To keep record of persons who have paid poll 

taxes • • • ^ 

To nominate to fill vacancies on school boards . . 

Salary of •'> H 

STATE TREASURER— 

See Treasurer. _ . 

SUB-DISTRICTS— . : : ' ; 

See Special Tax School Districts. 

SUCCESSORS— 

To Le delivered school efCects, and to give re- 
ceipts • 26 15 

SUPERVISOR— 

An officer of the Department 

Appointed l:y County Board 3 

To supervise the school and report to County 

Superintendent monthly 3 

To t-e conferred with by County Superintendent. 4 
Persons fitted for the duties of, to be selected 

by County Superintendent f> ?9 23 



Sec. 


Pge. 


6 


b 


25 


8 


1 


y 


2 


y 


2 


y 


2 


y 


2 


10 


2 


10 


2 


10 


2 


10 


2 


10 


3 


10 


4 


11 


2 


10 


42 


26 


2 


10 


2 


10 


2 


]0 


38 


22 



20 


14 


35 


18 


35 


18 


39 


23 



1S2 Index, 

BuPEBVISOR (Continued)— ~" Par. Sec. Pge. 

To be notified by teacber of suspension of pupil .5 46 35 
When teacher is to deliver to, keys ano aii 

scliool property 7 60 85 

To supervise the property and procure copy of 

school laws 2 40 25 

To attend and co-operate with teacher in ele- 
vating the school 3 40 25 

To review suspension of pupils and report the 

same promptly to County Superintendent 3 40 26 

The duties of, when to Le performed by Trustees 03 44 

May suggest a teacher satisfactory to patrons . . 8 100 

A position of oversight, not of control 23 104 

Form of Recommendation of, No. 2 11 G 

Form of Appointment, No. 3 116 

Form of Acceptance of Appointment, No. 4 117 

SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION— 

Duty of, relative to school districts 90 46 



TAX, CAPITATION— 

Constitutional provision for 9 G 

Certified lists of persons paying, to be filed.... 11 39 24 

TAX, COUNTY SCHOOL— 

Not less than three nor more than seven mills. . . 8 (? 

Millage to be estimated by County Board 13 35 21 

TAX, DISTRICT SCHOOL— 

Constitutional provisions — maximum 3 mills. .. . 10 7 

The levy and millage decided by election 92 44 

Vote required to determine 91 44 

Qualifications of electors for 91 44 

Trustees to file estimate and certify millage. ... 96 46 

County Commissioners to order 97 46 

County Treasurer to hold and pay out 97 46 

TAX SPECIAL (STATE) — 

(^onstitutioanl levy of one mill 6 G 

Apportioned among the counties, basis 4 2 10 



Index. 183 

TAX COLLECTOR— I'ar. Sec. Pge. 

To pay County Treasurer monthly ]3 35 21 

roll tax records of. County Board to examine.. 15 35 21 

Not receipt for other tax till poll is paid 103 49 

To file monthly certified list of poll taxpayers 

with the County Board 104 49 

Shall receive only the current funds 13 12 

TEACHERS— 

To Le assembled in institutes by State Super- 
intendent 3 2 10 

County Board to employ, contract with pay 6 35 18 

Leading ones, to be consulted in book adoptions. 117 54 

Prominent ones, to assist with course of study. 10 35 20 

Whom to be appointed on grading committees . . 62 32 
To be told cause of revoked certificates and 

right of appeal 10 39 24 

Itequired to obtain certificate in this State 48 27 

Primary duty of 29 105 

General dutieg of 08 34 

When exempt from military and jury duty 67 35 

Concerning contract and compensation 7 100 

Supervisor and patrons may not employ 8 100 

When and how County Boards are to assign 9 101 

Duties concerning Arbor Day 13 102 

Limitation as to term of contract 18 103 

How to report holidays 71 36 

May use corporal punishment 30 105 

Not to deal in or influence the adoption of school 

books for a consideration 112 51 

Penalty for insult to 110 51 

Absence of 68 35 

Forfeiture of pay in certain cases 70 36 

TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES— 
See Certificates. 

TEACHERS' INSTITUTES— 

State Superintendent to hold and provide in- 
struction 3 2 10 

TERM— 

See School Term. 



u 



TNIFORM SYSTEM— 



20 


14 


34 


18 


98 


4:1 


14 


12 



184 Index. 

TERMS OF OFFICE— Par. Sec. Ppe. 

Of State Superintendent 2 5 

Of School Trustees 10 7 

TEXT BOOKS— 

See School Books. 

TREASURER, COUNTY— 

An officer of the department 

Treasurer of county school funds 

Liable on tond for district funds 

All county school funds to go 

To file monthly report with County Superin- 
tendent . 15 13 

TREASURER, STATE— 

Member of and treasurer of State Board 

To keep an account with counties 

All State school funds to go to 

TRUSTEES— 

Constitutional provision for 

Election of 

Term of office 

Jurisdiction, duties and powers of 

Subject to removal 

May nominate teachers, proviso 

Shall apportion district fund 

To file itemized estimate and certify millage. . . . 

Certain fund not subject to requisition 

May not contract with a member 

To be a corporation, etc 

Make no debt without approval of County Board 

When and how may admit non-residents of the 

district to their schools 



27 


16 


12 


12 


14 


12 



10 


7 


86 


41 


10 


7 


93 


44 


93 


44 


94 


45 


95 


45 


98 


46 


99 


47 


100 


4S 


100 


48 


100 


48 


101 


48 



Of public free schools demanded 1 5 

Of public instruction established 6 11 

Of school books to be used in each county 116 53 



In HEX. • 1S5 

I'NIT, SCHOOL— Par Sec. Pge. 

DefiTied S5 41 



V 



vacancies- 



How filled on County Hoards 88 22 

In Boards of Trustees, how filled 93 4(> 

In teachers when County Supesiiitendent may 

fill 68 35 

Superintendent may fill 68 35 

See also 69 36 



\OTERS— 

See Electors. 



WARRANTS— 



w 



When to Ite described minutely 9 35 20 

County Board to issue monthly 5 100 

Not to be issued teacher till report is filed and 

properly made 6 100 

Form of , No. 35 151 

Y 

YEAR— 

See School Year 7 11 



DIGEST 



OP THE 



SCHOOL LAWS 

OF THE 

STATE OF FLORIDA 

WITH THE 

FORMS, REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 



Compiled by 
W. M. HOLLOWAY, 

Superintendent of Public Instruction. 



TALLAHASSEE, FLA., 
1909. 



Smith & Collins, (^^ State Printers 



